Organic electroluminescent materials and devices

ABSTRACT

Provided are transition metal compounds having 1,2,3-triazine. Also provided are formulations comprising these transition metal compounds having 1,2,3-triazine. Further provided are OLEDs and related consumer products that utilize these transition metal compounds having 1,2,3-triazine.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(e) to U.S. Provisional Application No. 63/013,930, filed on Apr. 22, 2020, U.S. non-Provisional application Ser. No. 17/215,416, filed on Mar. 29, 2021, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.

FIELD

The present disclosure generally relates to organometallic compounds and formulations and their various uses including as emitters in devices such as organic light emitting diodes and related electronic devices.

BACKGROUND

Opto-electronic devices that make use of organic materials are becoming increasingly desirable for various reasons. Many of the materials used to make such devices are relatively inexpensive, so organic opto-electronic devices have the potential for cost advantages over inorganic devices. In addition, the inherent properties of organic materials, such as their flexibility, may make them well suited for particular applications such as fabrication on a flexible substrate. Examples of organic opto-electronic devices include organic light emitting diodes/devices (OLEDs), organic phototransistors, organic photovoltaic cells, and organic photodetectors. For OLEDs, the organic materials may have performance advantages over conventional materials.

OLEDs make use of thin organic films that emit light when voltage is applied across the device. OLEDs are becoming an increasingly interesting technology for use in applications such as flat panel displays, illumination, and backlighting.

One application for phosphorescent emissive molecules is a full color display. Industry standards for such a display call for pixels adapted to emit particular colors, referred to as “saturated” colors. In particular, these standards call for saturated red, green, and blue pixels. Alternatively, the OLED can be designed to emit white light. In conventional liquid crystal displays emission from a white backlight is filtered using absorption filters to produce red, green and blue emission. The same technique can also be used with OLEDs. The white OLED can be either a single emissive layer (EML) device or a stack structure. Color may be measured using CIE coordinates, which are well known to the art.

SUMMARY

In one aspect, the present disclosure provides a compound comprising a ligand L_(A) of Formula I:

wherein,

A¹ and A² are each independently a monocyclic or multicyclic fused ring system comprising one or more fused or unfused 5-membered or 6-membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic rings;

X¹-X⁴ are each independently C or N with a proviso that at least one of X¹-X⁴ is C and at least one of X¹-X⁴ is N;

K¹ and K² is each independently selected from the group consisting of a direct bond, O, and S;

L¹ is selected from the group consisting of a single bond, O, S, C═R′, CR′R″, SiR′R″, GeRR′, BR′, BR′R″, and NR′;

R^(A) and R^(D) each represents zero, mono, or up to a maximum allowable substitution to its associated ring;

at least one of R^(A) and R^(D) has a structure of Formula II which is fused to corresponding A¹ and A²;

Z¹-Z⁴ are each independently selected from the group consisting of CRR′, SiRR′, and GeRR′ with the proviso that at least one of Z¹-Z⁴ is GeRR′ or SiRR′;

n=0 or 1;

when n is 1 and A¹ or A² is a pyridine ring which is fused to Formula II, at least two of Z¹-Z⁴ are GeRR′ or SiRR′:

each R^(A), R^(D), R, and R′ is independently a hydrogen or a substituent selected from the group consisting of deuterium, halogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, boryl, arylalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, amino, silyl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, acyl, carboxylic acid, ether, ester, nitrile, isonitrile, sulfanyl, sulfinyl, sulfonyl, phosphino, and combinations thereof;

the ligand L_(A) complexes to a metal M through the dashed lines to form a 5-membered chelate ring;

M is selected from the group consisting of Os, Ir, Pd, Pt, Cu, Ag, and Au;

M can be coordinated to other ligands;

L_(A) can be linked with other ligands to comprise a tridentate, tetradentate, pentadentate, or hexadentate ligand; and

any two adjacent R^(A), R^(D), R, and R′ can be joined or fused to form a ring.

In another aspect, the present disclosure provides a formulation of a compound comprising a ligand L_(A) of Formula I as described herein.

In yet another aspect, the present disclosure provides an OLED having an organic layer comprising a compound comprising a ligand L_(A) of Formula I as described herein.

In yet another aspect, the present disclosure provides a consumer product comprising an OLED with an organic layer comprising a compound comprising a ligand L_(A) of Formula I as described herein.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 shows an organic light emitting device.

FIG. 2 shows an inverted organic light emitting device that does not have a separate electron transport layer.

FIG. 3 shows normalized PL spectra of the inventive and comparative compounds in PMMA.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION A. Terminology

Unless otherwise specified, the below terms used herein are defined as follows:

As used herein, the term “organic” includes polymeric materials as well as small molecule organic materials that may be used to fabricate organic opto-electronic devices. “Small molecule” refers to any organic material that is not a polymer, and “small molecules” may actually be quite large. Small molecules may include repeat units in some circumstances. For example, using a long chain alkyl group as a substituent does not remove a molecule from the “small molecule” class. Small molecules may also be incorporated into polymers, for example as a pendent group on a polymer backbone or as a part of the backbone. Small molecules may also serve as the core moiety of a dendrimer, which consists of a series of chemical shells built on the core moiety. The core moiety of a dendrimer may be a fluorescent or phosphorescent small molecule emitter. A dendrimer may be a “small molecule,” and it is believed that all dendrimers currently used in the field of OLEDs are small molecules.

As used herein, “top” means furthest away from the substrate, while “bottom” means closest to the substrate. Where a first layer is described as “disposed over” a second layer, the first layer is disposed further away from substrate. There may be other layers between the first and second layer, unless it is specified that the first layer is “in contact with” the second layer. For example, a cathode may be described as “disposed over” an anode, even though there are various organic layers in between.

As used herein, “solution processable” means capable of being dissolved, dispersed, or transported in and/or deposited from a liquid medium, either in solution or suspension form.

A ligand may be referred to as “photoactive” when it is believed that the ligand directly contributes to the photoactive properties of an emissive material. A ligand may be referred to as “ancillary” when it is believed that the ligand does not contribute to the photoactive properties of an emissive material, although an ancillary ligand may alter the properties of a photoactive ligand.

As used herein, and as would be generally understood by one skilled in the art, a first “Highest Occupied Molecular Orbital” (HOMO) or “Lowest Unoccupied Molecular Orbital” (LUMO) energy level is “greater than” or “higher than” a second HOMO or LUMO energy level if the first energy level is closer to the vacuum energy level. Since ionization potentials (IP) are measured as a negative energy relative to a vacuum level, a higher HOMO energy level corresponds to an IP having a smaller absolute value (an IP that is less negative). Similarly, a higher LUMO energy level corresponds to an electron affinity (EA) having a smaller absolute value (an EA that is less negative). On a conventional energy level diagram, with the vacuum level at the top, the LUMO energy level of a material is higher than the HOMO energy level of the same material. A “higher” HOMO or LUMO energy level appears closer to the top of such a diagram than a “lower” HOMO or LUMO energy level.

As used herein, and as would be generally understood by one skilled in the art, a first work function is “greater than” or “higher than” a second work function if the first work function has a higher absolute value. Because work functions are generally measured as negative numbers relative to vacuum level, this means that a “higher” work function is more negative. On a conventional energy level diagram, with the vacuum level at the top, a “higher” work function is illustrated as further away from the vacuum level in the downward direction. Thus, the definitions of HOMO and LUMO energy levels follow a different convention than work functions.

The terms “halo,” “halogen,” and “halide” are used interchangeably and refer to fluorine, chlorine, bromine, and iodine.

The term “acyl” refers to a substituted carbonyl radical (C(O)—R_(s)).

The term “ester” refers to a substituted oxycarbonyl (—O—C(O)—R_(s) or —C(O)—O—R_(s)) radical.

The term “ether” refers to an —OR_(s) radical.

The terms “sulfanyl” or “thio-ether” are used interchangeably and refer to a —SR_(s) radical.

The term “sulfinyl” refers to a —S(O)—R_(s) radical.

The term “sulfonyl” refers to a —SO₂—R_(s) radical.

The term “phosphino” refers to a —P(R_(s))₃ radical, wherein each R_(s) can be same or different.

The term “silyl” refers to a —Si(R_(s))₃ radical, wherein each R_(s) can be same or different.

The term “boryl” refers to a —B(R_(s))₂ radical or its Lewis adduct —B(R_(s))₃ radical, wherein R_(s) can be same or different.

In each of the above, R_(s) can be hydrogen or a substituent selected from the group consisting of deuterium, halogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, arylalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, amino, silyl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, and combination thereof. Preferred R_(s) is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, and combination thereof.

The term “alkyl” refers to and includes both straight and branched chain alkyl radicals. Preferred alkyl groups are those containing from one to fifteen carbon atoms and includes methyl, ethyl, propyl, 1-methylethyl, butyl, 1-methylpropyl, 2-methylpropyl, pentyl, 1-methylbutyl, 2-methylbutyl, 3-methylbutyl, 1,1-dimethylpropyl, 1,2-dimethylpropyl, 2,2-dimethylpropyl, and the like. Additionally, the alkyl group may be optionally substituted.

The term “cycloalkyl” refers to and includes monocyclic, polycyclic, and Spiro alkyl radicals. Preferred cycloalkyl groups are those containing 3 to 12 ring carbon atoms and includes cyclopropyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, bicyclo[3.1.1]heptyl, spiro[4.5]decyl, spiro[5.5]undecyl, adamantyl, and the like. Additionally, the cycloalkyl group may be optionally substituted.

The terms “heteroalkyl” or “heterocycloalkyl” refer to an alkyl or a cycloalkyl radical, respectively, having at least one carbon atom replaced by a heteroatom. Optionally the at least one heteroatom is selected from O, S, N, P, B, Si and Se, preferably, 0, S or N. Additionally, the heteroalkyl or heterocycloalkyl group may be optionally substituted.

The term “alkenyl” refers to and includes both straight and branched chain alkene radicals. Alkenyl groups are essentially alkyl groups that include at least one carbon-carbon double bond in the alkyl chain. Cycloalkenyl groups are essentially cycloalkyl groups that include at least one carbon-carbon double bond in the cycloalkyl ring. The term “heteroalkenyl” as used herein refers to an alkenyl radical having at least one carbon atom replaced by a heteroatom. Optionally the at least one heteroatom is selected from O, S, N, P, B, Si, and Se, preferably, O, S, or N. Preferred alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, or heteroalkenyl groups are those containing two to fifteen carbon atoms. Additionally, the alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, or heteroalkenyl group may be optionally substituted.

The term “alkynyl” refers to and includes both straight and branched chain alkyne radicals. Alkynyl groups are essentially alkyl groups that include at least one carbon-carbon triple bond in the alkyl chain. Preferred alkynyl groups are those containing two to fifteen carbon atoms. Additionally, the alkynyl group may be optionally substituted.

The terms “aralkyl” or “arylalkyl” are used interchangeably and refer to an alkyl group that is substituted with an aryl group. Additionally, the aralkyl group may be optionally substituted.

The term “heterocyclic group” refers to and includes aromatic and non-aromatic cyclic radicals containing at least one heteroatom. Optionally the at least one heteroatom is selected from O, S, N, P, B, Si, and Se, preferably, O, S, or N. Hetero-aromatic cyclic radicals may be used interchangeably with heteroaryl. Preferred hetero-non-aromatic cyclic groups are those containing 3 to 7 ring atoms which includes at least one hetero atom, and includes cyclic amines such as morpholino, piperidino, pyrrolidino, and the like, and cyclic ethers/thio-ethers, such as tetrahydrofuran, tetrahydropyran, tetrahydrothiophene, and the like. Additionally, the heterocyclic group may be optionally substituted.

The term “aryl” refers to and includes both single-ring aromatic hydrocarbyl groups and polycyclic aromatic ring systems. The polycyclic rings may have two or more rings in which two carbons are common to two adjoining rings (the rings are “fused”) wherein at least one of the rings is an aromatic hydrocarbyl group, e.g., the other rings can be cycloalkyls, cycloalkenyls, aryl, heterocycles, and/or heteroaryls. Preferred aryl groups are those containing six to thirty carbon atoms, preferably six to twenty carbon atoms, more preferably six to twelve carbon atoms. Especially preferred is an aryl group having six carbons, ten carbons or twelve carbons. Suitable aryl groups include phenyl, biphenyl, triphenyl, triphenylene, tetraphenylene, naphthalene, anthracene, phenalene, phenanthrene, fluorene, pyrene, chrysene, perylene, and azulene, preferably phenyl, biphenyl, triphenyl, triphenylene, fluorene, and naphthalene. Additionally, the aryl group may be optionally substituted.

The term “heteroaryl” refers to and includes both single-ring aromatic groups and polycyclic aromatic ring systems that include at least one heteroatom. The heteroatoms include, but are not limited to O, S, N, P, B, Si, and Se. In many instances, O, S, or N are the preferred heteroatoms. Hetero-single ring aromatic systems are preferably single rings with 5 or 6 ring atoms, and the ring can have from one to six heteroatoms. The hetero-polycyclic ring systems can have two or more rings in which two atoms are common to two adjoining rings (the rings are “fused”) wherein at least one of the rings is a heteroaryl, e.g., the other rings can be cycloalkyls, cycloalkenyls, aryl, heterocycles, and/or heteroaryls. The hetero-polycyclic aromatic ring systems can have from one to six heteroatoms per ring of the polycyclic aromatic ring system. Preferred heteroaryl groups are those containing three to thirty carbon atoms, preferably three to twenty carbon atoms, more preferably three to twelve carbon atoms. Suitable heteroaryl groups include dibenzothiophene, dibenzofuran, dibenzoselenophene, furan, thiophene, benzofuran, benzothiophene, benzoselenophene, carbazole, indolocarbazole, pyridylindole, pyrrolodipyridine, pyrazole, imidazole, triazole, oxazole, thiazole, oxadiazole, oxatriazole, dioxazole, thiadiazole, pyridine, pyridazine, pyrimidine, pyrazine, triazine, oxazine, oxathiazine, oxadiazine, indole, benzimidazole, indazole, indoxazine, benzoxazole, benzisoxazole, benzothiazole, quinoline, isoquinoline, cinnoline, quinazoline, quinoxaline, naphthyridine, phthalazine, pteridine, xanthene, acridine, phenazine, phenothiazine, phenoxazine, benzofuropyridine, furodipyridine, benzothienopyridine, thienodipyridine, benzoselenophenopyridine, and selenophenodipyridine, preferably dibenzothiophene, dibenzofuran, dibenzoselenophene, carbazole, indolocarbazole, imidazole, pyridine, triazine, benzimidazole, 1,2-azaborine, 1,3-azaborine, 1,4-azaborine, borazine, and aza-analogs thereof. Additionally, the heteroaryl group may be optionally substituted.

Of the aryl and heteroaryl groups listed above, the groups of triphenylene, naphthalene, anthracene, dibenzothiophene, dibenzofuran, dibenzoselenophene, carbazole, indolocarbazole, imidazole, pyridine, pyrazine, pyrimidine, triazine, and benzimidazole, and the respective aza-analogs of each thereof are of particular interest.

The terms alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkenyl, alkynyl, aralkyl, heterocyclic group, aryl, and heteroaryl, as used herein, are independently unsubstituted, or independently substituted, with one or more general substituents.

In many instances, the general substituents are selected from the group consisting of deuterium, halogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, arylalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, amino, silyl, boryl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, acyl, carboxylic acid, ether, ester, nitrile, isonitrile, sulfanyl, sulfinyl, sulfonyl, phosphino, boryl, and combinations thereof.

In some instances, the preferred general substituents are selected from the group consisting of deuterium, fluorine, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, amino, silyl, boryl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkenyl, aryl, heteroaryl, nitrile, isonitrile, sulfanyl, boryl, and combinations thereof.

In some instances, the more preferred general substituents are selected from the group consisting of deuterium, fluorine, alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, amino, silyl, aryl, heteroaryl, sulfanyl, and combinations thereof.

In yet other instances, the most preferred general substituents are selected from the group consisting of deuterium, fluorine, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, and combinations thereof.

The terms “substituted” and “substitution” refer to a substituent other than H that is bonded to the relevant position, e.g., a carbon or nitrogen. For example, when R¹ represents mono-substitution, then one R¹ must be other than H (i.e., a substitution). Similarly, when R′ represents di-substitution, then two of R′ must be other than H. Similarly, when R′ represents zero or no substitution, R¹, for example, can be a hydrogen for available valencies of ring atoms, as in carbon atoms for benzene and the nitrogen atom in pyrrole, or simply represents nothing for ring atoms with fully filled valencies, e.g., the nitrogen atom in pyridine. The maximum number of substitutions possible in a ring structure will depend on the total number of available valencies in the ring atoms.

As used herein, “combinations thereof” indicates that one or more members of the applicable list are combined to form a known or chemically stable arrangement that one of ordinary skill in the art can envision from the applicable list. For example, an alkyl and deuterium can be combined to form a partial or fully deuterated alkyl group; a halogen and alkyl can be combined to form a halogenated alkyl substituent; and a halogen, alkyl, and aryl can be combined to form a halogenated arylalkyl. In one instance, the term substitution includes a combination of two to four of the listed groups. In another instance, the term substitution includes a combination of two to three groups. In yet another instance, the term substitution includes a combination of two groups. Preferred combinations of substituent groups are those that contain up to fifty atoms that are not hydrogen or deuterium, or those which include up to forty atoms that are not hydrogen or deuterium, or those that include up to thirty atoms that are not hydrogen or deuterium. In many instances, a preferred combination of substituent groups will include up to twenty atoms that are not hydrogen or deuterium.

The “aza” designation in the fragments described herein, i.e. aza-dibenzofuran, aza-dibenzothiophene, etc. means that one or more of the C—H groups in the respective aromatic ring can be replaced by a nitrogen atom, for example, and without any limitation, azatriphenylene encompasses both dibenzo[f,h]quinoxaline and dibenzo[f,h]quinoline. One of ordinary skill in the art can readily envision other nitrogen analogs of the aza-derivatives described above, and all such analogs are intended to be encompassed by the terms as set forth herein.

As used herein, “deuterium” refers to an isotope of hydrogen. Deuterated compounds can be readily prepared using methods known in the art. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 8,557,400, Patent Pub. No. WO 2006/095951, and U.S. Pat. Application Pub. No. US 2011/0037057, which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entireties, describe the making of deuterium-substituted organometallic complexes. Further reference is made to Ming Yan, et al., Tetrahedron 2015, 71, 1425-30 and Atzrodt et al., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. (Reviews) 2007, 46, 7744-65, which are incorporated by reference in their entireties, describe the deuteration of the methylene hydrogens in benzyl amines and efficient pathways to replace aromatic ring hydrogens with deuterium, respectively.

It is to be understood that when a molecular fragment is described as being a substituent or otherwise attached to another moiety, its name may be written as if it were a fragment (e.g. phenyl, phenylene, naphthyl, dibenzofuryl) or as if it were the whole molecule (e.g. benzene, naphthalene, dibenzofuran). As used herein, these different ways of designating a substituent or attached fragment are considered to be equivalent.

In some instance, a pair of adjacent substituents can be optionally joined or fused into a ring. The preferred ring is a five, six, or seven-membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring, includes both instances where the portion of the ring formed by the pair of substituents is saturated and where the portion of the ring formed by the pair of substituents is unsaturated. As used herein, “adjacent” means that the two substituents involved can be on the same ring next to each other, or on two neighboring rings having the two closest available substitutable positions, such as 2, 2′ positions in a biphenyl, or 1, 8 position in a naphthalene, as long as they can form a stable fused ring system.

B. The Compounds of the Present Disclosure

In one aspect, the present disclosure provides a compound comprising a ligand L_(A) of Formula I:

wherein

A¹ and A² are each independently a monocyclic or multicyclic fused ring system comprising one or more fused or unfused 5-membered or 6-membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic rings;

X¹-K² are each independently C or N with a proviso that at least one of X¹-X⁴ is C and at least one of X¹-X⁴ is N;

K¹ and K² is each independently selected from the group consisting of a direct bond, O, and S;

L¹ is selected from the group consisting of a single bond, O, S, C═R′, CR′R″, SiR′R″, GeRR′, BR′, BR′R″, and NR′;

R^(A) and R^(D) each represents zero, mono, or up to a maximum allowable substitution to its associated ring;

at least one of R^(A) and R^(D) has a structure of Formula II which is fused to corresponding A¹ and A²;

Z¹-Z⁴ are each independently selected from the group consisting of CRR′, SiRR′, and GeRR′ with the proviso that at least one of Z¹-Z⁴ is GeRR′ or SiRR′;

n=0 or 1;

when n is 1 and A¹ or A² is a pyridine ring which is fused to Formula II, at least two of Z¹-Z⁴ are GeRR′ or SiRR′;

each R^(A), R^(D), R, and R′ is independently a hydrogen or a substituent selected from the group consisting of deuterium, halogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, boryl, arylalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, amino, silyl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, acyl, carboxylic acid, ether, ester, nitrile, isonitrile, sulfanyl, sulfinyl, sulfonyl, phosphino, and combinations thereof;

the ligand L_(A) complexes to a metal M through the dashed lines to form a 5-membered chelate ring;

M is selected from the group consisting of Os, Ir, Pd, Pt, Cu, Ag, and Au;

M can be coordinated to other ligands;

L_(A) can be linked with other ligands to comprise a tridentate, tetradentate, pentadentate, or hexadentate ligand; and

any two adjacent R^(A), R^(D), R, and R′ can be joined or fused to form a ring.

In some embodiments, the compound of the present disclosure comprising a ligand L_(A) of Formula IV:

wherein ring A¹, ring A², X¹-X⁴, R^(A) and R^(D) are defined as above.

In some embodiments, each R^(A), R^(D), R, and R′ is independently a hydrogen or the general or the preferred general substituents disclosed above.

In some embodiments, n is 0. In some embodiments, n is 1.

In some embodiments, K¹ is a direct bond. In some embodiments, K² is a direct bond. In some embodiments, K¹ is O. In some embodiments, K² is O. In some embodiments, K¹ is S. In some embodiments, K² is S. In some embodiments, L¹ is a direct bond. In some embodiments, L¹ is O. In some embodiments, L¹ is S. In some embodiments, L¹ is CR′R″. In some embodiments, L¹ is SiR′R″. In some embodiments, L¹ is BR′. In some embodiments, L¹ is NR′. In some embodiments, one of K¹ and K² is direct bond, the other one of K¹ and K² is 0 or S. In some embodiments, L¹, K¹, K² are all direct bonds. In some embodiments, L¹ is direct bond, one of K¹ and K² is direct bond, the other one of K¹ and K² is O or S. In some embodiments, L¹ is direct bond, one of K¹ and K² is direct bond, the other one of K¹ and K² is O or S. In some embodiments, L¹ is selected from the group consisting of O, S, C═R′, CR′R″, SiR′R″, GeRR′, BR′, BR′R″, and NR′; both K¹ and K² are direct bonds.

In some embodiments, one of A¹ and A² is benzene, and the other one of A¹ and A² is selected from the group consisting of pyrimidine, pyridine, pyridazine, triazine, pyrazine, benzene, imidazole, pyrazole, oxazole, thiazole, and N-heterocycliccarbene.

In some embodiments, one of Z¹-Z⁴ is SiRR′, and the remainder of Z¹-Z⁴ are CRR′.

In some embodiments, two of Z¹-Z⁴ are SiRR′, and the remainder of Z¹-Z⁴ are CRR′.

In some embodiments, R and R′ are each independently selected from the group consisting of alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, and combinations thereof.

In some embodiments, when R and R′ are attached to the same Si atom, R and R′ are joined together to form a ring.

In some embodiments, X¹ is N, and X², X³, and X⁴ are each C.

In some embodiments, one or more R^(D) substituents are alkyl.

In some embodiments, M is Ir.

In some embodiments, the compound further comprises a substituted or unsubstituted acetylacetonate ligand.

In some embodiments, the ligand L_(A) is selected from the group consisting of the structures in the following LIST A:

wherein:

-   -   T is selected from the group consisting of B, Al, Ga, and In;     -   each of Y¹ to Y¹³ is independently selected from the group         consisting of carbon and nitrogen;     -   Y′ is selected from the group consisting of BR_(e), NR_(e),         PR_(e), O, S, Se, C═O, S═O, SO₂, CR_(e)R_(f), SiR_(e)R_(f), and         GeR_(e)R_(f);     -   R_(e) and R_(f) can be fused or joined to form a ring;     -   each R_(a), R_(b), R_(c), and R_(d) independently represent         zero, mono, or up to a maximum allowed number of substitutions         to its associated ring;     -   each of R_(a1), R_(b1), R_(c1), R_(d1), R_(a), R_(b), R_(c),         R_(d), R_(e) and R_(f) is independently a hydrogen or a         substituent selected from the group consisting of deuterium,         halide, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, arylalkyl, alkoxy,         aryloxy, amino, silyl, boryl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl,         heteroalkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, acyl, carbonyl,         carboxylic acid, ester, nitrile, isonitrile, sulfanyl, sulfinyl,         sulfonyl, phosphino, and combinations thereof; the general         substituents defined herein; and     -   any two adjacent R_(a), R_(b), R_(c), R_(d), R_(e) and R_(f) can         be fused or joined to form a ring or form a multidentate ligand.

In some embodiments, the ligand L_(A) is selected from the group consisting of the structures in the following List B:

In some embodiments, Formula II is selected from the group consisting of:

wherein R, R′ can form a ring; and R and R′ are selected from the group consisting of:

In some embodiments, the ligand L_(A) is selected from the group consisting of the structures in the following List C:

wherein i is an integer from 1 to 688, wherein for each i, R^(E) and G are defined as the Table 1 below:

i R^(E) G 1 R¹ G¹ 2 R² G¹ 3 R³ G¹ 4 R⁴ G¹ 5 R⁵ G¹ 6 R⁶ G¹ 7 R⁷ G¹ 8 R⁸ G¹ 9 R⁹ G¹ 10 R¹⁰ G¹ 11 R¹¹ G¹ 12 R¹² G¹ 13 R¹³ G¹ 14 R¹⁴ G¹ 15 R¹⁵ G¹ 16 R¹⁶ G¹ 17 R¹⁷ G¹ 18 R¹⁸ G¹ 19 R¹⁹ G¹ 20 R²⁰ G¹ 21 R²¹ G¹ 22 R²² G¹ 23 R²³ G¹ 24 R²⁴ G¹ 25 R²⁵ G¹ 26 R²⁶ G¹ 27 R²⁷ G¹ 28 R²⁸ G¹ 29 R²⁹ G¹ 30 R³⁰ G¹ 31 R³¹ G¹ 32 R³² G¹ 33 R³³ G¹ 34 R³⁴ G¹ 35 R³⁵ G¹ 36 R³⁶ G¹ 37 R³⁷ G¹ 38 R³⁸ G¹ 39 R³⁹ G¹ 40 R⁴⁰ G¹ 41 R⁴¹ G¹ 42 R⁴² G¹ 43 R⁴³ G¹ 44 R¹ G⁵ 45 R² G⁵ 46 R³ G⁵ 47 R⁴ G⁵ 48 R⁵ G⁵ 49 R⁶ G⁵ 50 R⁷ G⁵ 51 R⁸ G⁵ 52 R⁹ G⁵ 53 R¹⁰ G⁵ 54 R¹¹ G⁵ 55 R¹² G⁵ 56 R¹³ G⁵ 57 R¹⁴ G⁵ 58 R¹⁵ G⁵ 59 R¹⁶ G⁵ 60 R¹⁷ G⁵ 61 R¹⁸ G⁵ 62 R¹⁹ G⁵ 63 R²⁰ G⁵ 64 R²¹ G⁵ 65 R²² G⁵ 66 R²³ G⁵ 67 R²⁴ G⁵ 68 R²⁵ G⁵ 69 R²⁶ G⁵ 70 R²⁷ G⁵ 71 R²⁸ G⁵ 72 R²⁹ G⁵ 73 R³⁰ G⁵ 74 R³¹ G⁵ 75 R³² G⁵ 76 R³³ G⁵ 77 R³⁴ G⁵ 78 R³⁵ G⁵ 79 R³⁶ G⁵ 80 R³⁷ G⁵ 81 R³⁸ G⁵ 82 R³⁹ G⁵ 83 R⁴⁰ G⁵ 84 R⁴¹ G⁵ 85 R⁴² G⁵ 86 R⁴³ G⁵ 87 R¹ G⁹ 88 R² G⁹ 89 R³ G⁹ 90 R⁴ G⁹ 91 R⁵ G⁹ 92 R⁶ G⁹ 93 R⁷ G⁹ 94 R⁸ G⁹ 95 R⁹ G⁹ 96 R¹⁰ G⁹ 97 R¹¹ G⁹ 98 R¹² G⁹ 99 R¹³ G⁹ 100 R¹⁴ G⁹ 101 R¹⁵ G⁹ 102 R¹⁶ G⁹ 103 R¹⁷ G⁹ 104 R¹⁸ G⁹ 105 R¹⁹ G⁹ 106 R²⁰ G⁹ 107 R²¹ G⁹ 108 R²² G⁹ 109 R²³ G⁹ 110 R²⁴ G⁹ 111 R²⁵ G⁹ 112 R²⁶ G⁹ 113 R²⁷ G⁹ 114 R²⁸ G⁹ 115 R²⁹ G⁹ 116 R³⁰ G⁹ 117 R³¹ G⁹ 118 R³² G⁹ 119 R³³ G⁹ 120 R³⁴ G⁹ 121 R³⁵ G⁹ 122 R³⁶ G⁹ 123 R³⁷ G⁹ 124 R³⁸ G⁹ 125 R³⁹ G⁹ 126 R⁴⁰ G⁹ 127 R⁴¹ G⁹ 128 R⁴² G⁹ 129 R⁴³ G⁹ 130 R¹ G¹³ 131 R² G¹³ 132 R³ G¹³ 133 R⁴ G¹³ 134 R⁵ G¹³ 135 R⁶ G¹³ 136 R⁷ G¹³ 137 R⁸ G¹³ 138 R⁹ G¹³ 139 R¹⁰ G¹³ 140 R¹¹ G¹³ 141 R¹² G¹³ 142 R¹³ G¹³ 143 R¹⁴ G¹³ 144 R¹⁵ G¹³ 145 R¹⁶ G¹³ 146 R¹⁷ G¹³ 147 R¹⁸ G¹³ 148 R¹⁹ G¹³ 149 R²⁰ G¹³ 150 R²¹ G¹³ 151 R²² G¹³ 152 R²³ G¹³ 153 R²⁴ G¹³ 154 R²⁵ G¹³ 155 R²⁶ G¹³ 156 R²⁷ G¹³ 157 R²⁸ G¹³ 158 R²⁹ G¹³ 159 R³⁰ G¹³ 160 R³¹ G¹³ 161 R³² G¹³ 162 R³³ G¹³ 163 R³⁴ G¹³ 164 R³⁵ G¹³ 165 R³⁶ G¹³ 166 R³⁷ G¹³ 167 R³⁸ G¹³ 168 R³⁹ G¹³ 169 R⁴⁰ G¹³ 170 R⁴¹ G¹³ 171 R⁴² G¹³ 172 R⁴³ G¹³ 173 R² G¹⁷ 174 R³ G¹⁷ 175 R¹ G² 176 R² G² 177 R³ G² 178 R⁴ G² 179 R⁵ G² 180 R⁶ G² 181 R⁷ G² 182 R⁸ G² 183 R⁹ G² 184 R¹⁰ G² 185 R¹¹ G² 186 R¹² G² 187 R¹³ G² 188 R¹⁴ G² 189 R¹⁵ G² 190 R¹⁶ G² 191 R¹⁷ G² 192 R¹⁸ G² 193 R¹⁹ G² 194 R²⁰ G² 195 R²¹ G² 196 R²² G² 197 R²³ G² 198 R²⁴ G² 199 R²⁵ G² 200 R²⁶ G² 201 R²⁷ G² 202 R²⁸ G² 203 R²⁹ G² 204 R³⁰ G² 205 R³¹ G² 206 R³² G² 207 R³³ G² 208 R³⁴ G² 209 R³⁵ G² 210 R³⁶ G² 211 R³⁷ G² 212 R³⁸ G² 213 R³⁹ G² 214 R⁴⁰ G² 215 R⁴¹ G² 216 R⁴² G² 217 R⁴³ G² 218 R¹ G⁶ 219 R² G⁶ 220 R³ G⁶ 221 R⁴ G⁶ 222 R⁵ G⁶ 223 R⁶ G⁶ 224 R⁷ G⁶ 225 R⁸ G⁶ 226 R⁹ G⁶ 227 R¹⁰ G⁶ 228 R¹¹ G⁶ 229 R¹² G⁶ 230 R¹³ G⁶ 231 R¹⁴ G⁶ 232 R¹⁵ G⁶ 233 R¹⁶ G⁶ 234 R¹⁷ G⁶ 235 R¹⁸ G⁶ 236 R¹⁹ G⁶ 237 R²⁰ G⁶ 238 R²¹ G⁶ 239 R²² G⁶ 240 R²³ G⁶ 241 R²⁴ G⁶ 242 R²⁵ G⁶ 243 R²⁶ G⁶ 244 R²⁷ G⁶ 245 R²⁸ G⁶ 246 R²⁹ G⁶ 247 R³⁰ G⁶ 248 R³¹ G⁶ 249 R³² G⁶ 250 R³³ G⁶ 251 R³⁴ G⁶ 252 R³⁵ G⁶ 253 R³⁶ G⁶ 254 R³⁷ G⁶ 255 R³⁸ G⁶ 256 R³⁹ G⁶ 257 R⁴⁰ G⁶ 258 R⁴¹ G⁶ 259 R⁴² G⁶ 260 R⁴³ G⁶ 261 R¹ G¹⁰ 262 R² G¹⁰ 263 R³ G¹⁰ 264 R⁴ G¹⁰ 265 R⁵ G¹⁰ 266 R⁶ G¹⁰ 267 R⁷ G¹⁰ 268 R⁸ G¹⁰ 269 R⁹ G¹⁰ 270 R¹⁰ G¹⁰ 271 R¹¹ G¹⁰ 272 R¹² G¹⁰ 273 R¹³ G¹⁰ 274 R¹⁴ G¹⁰ 275 R¹⁵ G¹⁰ 276 R¹⁶ G¹⁰ 277 R¹⁷ G¹⁰ 278 R¹⁸ G¹⁰ 279 R¹⁹ G¹⁰ 280 R²⁰ G¹⁰ 281 R²¹ G¹⁰ 282 R²² G¹⁰ 283 R²³ G¹⁰ 284 R²⁴ G¹⁰ 285 R²⁵ G¹⁰ 286 R²⁶ G¹⁰ 287 R²⁷ G¹⁰ 288 R²⁸ G¹⁰ 289 R²⁹ G¹⁰ 290 R³⁰ G¹⁰ 291 R³¹ G¹⁰ 292 R³² G¹⁰ 293 R³³ G¹⁰ 294 R³⁴ G¹⁰ 295 R³⁵ G¹⁰ 296 R³⁶ G¹⁰ 297 R³⁷ G¹⁰ 298 R³⁸ G¹⁰ 299 R³⁹ G¹⁰ 300 R⁴⁰ G¹⁰ 301 R⁴¹ G¹⁰ 302 R⁴² G¹⁰ 303 R⁴³ G¹⁰ 304 R¹ G¹⁴ 305 R² G¹⁴ 306 R³ G¹⁴ 307 R⁴ G¹⁴ 308 R⁵ G¹⁴ 309 R⁶ G¹⁴ 310 R⁷ G¹⁴ 311 R⁸ G¹⁴ 312 R⁹ G¹⁴ 313 R¹⁰ G¹⁴ 314 R¹¹ G¹⁴ 315 R¹² G¹⁴ 316 R¹³ G¹⁴ 317 R¹⁴ G¹⁴ 318 R¹⁵ G¹⁴ 319 R¹⁶ G¹⁴ 320 R¹⁷ G¹⁴ 321 R¹⁸ G¹⁴ 322 R¹⁹ G¹⁴ 323 R²⁰ G¹⁴ 324 R²¹ G¹⁴ 325 R²² G¹⁴ 326 R²³ G¹⁴ 327 R²⁴ G¹⁴ 328 R²⁵ G¹⁴ 329 R²⁶ G¹⁴ 330 R²⁷ G¹⁴ 331 R²⁸ G¹⁴ 332 R²⁹ G¹⁴ 333 R³⁰ G¹⁴ 334 R³¹ G¹⁴ 335 R³² G¹⁴ 336 R³³ G¹⁴ 337 R³⁴ G¹⁴ 338 R³⁵ G¹⁴ 339 R³⁶ G¹⁴ 340 R³⁷ G¹⁴ 341 R³⁸ G¹⁴ 342 R³⁹ G¹⁴ 343 R⁴⁰ G¹⁴ 344 R⁴¹ G¹⁴ 345 R⁴² G¹⁴ 346 R⁴³ G¹⁴ 347 R² G¹⁸ 348 R³ G¹⁸ 349 R¹ G³ 350 R² G³ 351 R³ G³ 352 R⁴ G³ 353 R⁵ G³ 354 R⁶ G³ 355 R⁷ G³ 356 R⁸ G³ 357 R⁹ G³ 358 R¹⁰ G³ 359 R¹¹ G³ 360 R¹² G³ 361 R¹³ G³ 362 R¹⁴ G³ 363 R¹⁵ G³ 364 R¹⁶ G³ 365 R¹⁷ G³ 366 R¹⁸ G³ 367 R¹⁹ G³ 368 R²⁰ G³ 369 R²¹ G³ 370 R²² G³ 371 R²³ G³ 372 R²⁴ G³ 373 R²⁵ G³ 374 R²⁶ G³ 375 R²⁷ G³ 376 R²⁸ G³ 377 R²⁹ G³ 378 R³⁰ G³ 379 R³¹ G³ 380 R³² G³ 381 R³³ G³ 382 R³⁴ G³ 383 R³⁵ G³ 384 R³⁶ G³ 385 R³⁷ G³ 386 R³⁸ G³ 387 R³⁹ G³ 388 R⁴⁰ G³ 389 R⁴¹ G³ 390 R⁴² G³ 391 R⁴³ G³ 392 R¹ G⁷ 393 R² G⁷ 394 R³ G⁷ 395 R⁴ G⁷ 396 R⁵ G⁷ 397 R⁶ G⁷ 398 R⁷ G⁷ 399 R⁸ G⁷ 400 R⁹ G⁷ 401 R¹⁰ G⁷ 402 R¹¹ G⁷ 403 R¹² G⁷ 404 R¹³ G⁷ 405 R¹⁴ G⁷ 406 R¹⁵ G⁷ 407 R¹⁶ G⁷ 408 R¹⁷ G⁷ 409 R¹⁸ G⁷ 410 R¹⁹ G⁷ 411 R²⁰ G⁷ 412 R²¹ G⁷ 413 R²² G⁷ 414 R²³ G⁷ 415 R²⁴ G⁷ 416 R²⁵ G⁷ 417 R²⁶ G⁷ 418 R²⁷ G⁷ 419 R²⁸ G⁷ 420 R²⁹ G⁷ 421 R³⁰ G⁷ 422 R³¹ G⁷ 423 R³² G⁷ 424 R³³ G⁷ 425 R³⁴ G⁷ 426 R³⁵ G⁷ 427 R³⁶ G⁷ 428 R³⁷ G⁷ 429 R³⁸ G⁷ 430 R³⁹ G⁷ 431 R⁴⁰ G⁷ 432 R⁴¹ G⁷ 433 R⁴² G⁷ 434 R⁴³ G⁷ 435 R¹ G¹¹ 436 R² G¹¹ 437 R³ G¹¹ 438 R⁴ G¹¹ 439 R⁵ G¹¹ 440 R⁶ G¹¹ 441 R⁷ G¹¹ 442 R⁸ G¹¹ 443 R⁹ G¹¹ 444 R¹⁰ G¹¹ 445 R¹¹ G¹¹ 446 R¹² G¹¹ 447 R¹³ G¹¹ 448 R¹⁴ G¹¹ 449 R¹⁵ G¹¹ 450 R¹⁶ G¹¹ 451 R¹⁷ G¹¹ 452 R¹⁸ G¹¹ 453 R¹⁹ G¹¹ 454 R²⁰ G¹¹ 455 R²¹ G¹¹ 456 R²² G¹¹ 457 R²³ G¹¹ 458 R²⁴ G¹¹ 459 R²⁵ G¹¹ 460 R²⁶ G¹¹ 461 R²⁷ G¹¹ 462 R²⁸ G¹¹ 463 R²⁹ G¹¹ 464 R³⁰ G¹¹ 465 R³¹ G¹¹ 466 R³² G¹¹ 467 R³³ G¹¹ 468 R³⁴ G¹¹ 469 R³⁵ G¹¹ 470 R³⁶ G¹¹ 471 R³⁷ G¹¹ 472 R³⁸ G¹¹ 473 R³⁹ G¹¹ 474 R⁴⁰ G¹¹ 475 R⁴¹ G¹¹ 476 R⁴² G¹¹ 477 R⁴³ G¹¹ 478 R¹ G¹⁵ 479 R² G¹⁵ 480 R³ G¹⁵ 481 R⁴ G¹⁵ 482 R⁵ G¹⁵ 483 R⁶ G¹⁵ 484 R⁷ G¹⁵ 485 R⁸ G¹⁵ 486 R⁹ G¹⁵ 487 R¹⁰ G¹⁵ 488 R¹¹ G¹⁵ 489 R¹² G¹⁵ 490 R¹³ G¹⁵ 491 R¹⁴ G¹⁵ 492 R¹⁵ G¹⁵ 493 R¹⁶ G¹⁵ 494 R¹⁷ G¹⁵ 495 R¹⁸ G¹⁵ 496 R¹⁹ G¹⁵ 497 R²⁰ G¹⁵ 498 R²¹ G¹⁵ 499 R²² G¹⁵ 500 R²³ G¹⁵ 501 R²⁴ G¹⁵ 502 R²⁵ G¹⁵ 503 R²⁶ G¹⁵ 504 R²⁷ G¹⁵ 505 R²⁸ G¹⁵ 506 R²⁹ G¹⁵ 507 R³⁰ G¹⁵ 508 R³¹ G¹⁵ 509 R³² G¹⁵ 510 R³³ G¹⁵ 511 R³⁴ G¹⁵ 512 R³⁵ G¹⁵ 513 R³⁶ G¹⁵ 514 R³⁷ G¹⁵ 515 R³⁸ G¹⁵ 516 R³⁹ G¹⁵ 517 R⁴⁰ G¹⁵ 518 R⁴¹ G¹⁵ 519 R⁴² G¹⁵ 520 R⁴³ G¹⁵ 521 R² G¹⁹ 522 R³ G¹⁹ 523 R¹ G⁴ 524 R² G⁴ 525 R³ G⁴ 526 R⁴ G⁴ 527 R⁵ G⁴ 528 R⁶ G⁴ 529 R⁷ G⁴ 530 R⁸ G⁴ 531 R⁹ G⁴ 532 R¹⁰ G⁴ 533 R¹¹ G⁴ 534 R¹² G⁴ 535 R¹³ G⁴ 536 R¹⁴ G⁴ 537 R¹⁵ G⁴ 538 R¹⁶ G⁴ 539 R¹⁷ G⁴ 540 R¹⁸ G⁴ 541 R¹⁹ G⁴ 542 R²⁰ G⁴ 543 R²¹ G⁴ 544 R²² G⁴ 545 R²³ G⁴ 546 R²⁴ G⁴ 547 R²⁵ G⁴ 548 R²⁶ G⁴ 549 R²⁷ G⁴ 550 R²⁸ G⁴ 551 R²⁹ G⁴ 552 R³⁰ G⁴ 553 R³¹ G⁴ 554 R³² G⁴ 555 R³³ G⁴ 556 R³⁴ G⁴ 557 R³⁵ G⁴ 558 R³⁶ G⁴ 559 R³⁷ G⁴ 560 R³⁸ G⁴ 561 R³⁹ G⁴ 562 R⁴⁰ G⁴ 563 R⁴¹ G⁴ 564 R⁴² G⁴ 565 R⁴³ G⁴ 566 R¹ G⁸ 567 R² G⁸ 568 R³ G⁸ 569 R⁴ G⁸ 570 R⁵ G⁸ 571 R⁶ G⁸ 572 R⁷ G⁸ 573 R⁸ G⁸ 574 R⁹ G⁸ 575 R¹⁰ G⁸ 576 R¹¹ G⁸ 577 R¹² G⁸ 578 R¹³ G⁸ 579 R¹⁴ G⁸ 580 R¹⁵ G⁸ 581 R¹⁶ G⁸ 582 R¹⁷ G⁸ 583 R¹⁸ G⁸ 584 R¹⁹ G⁸ 585 R²⁰ G⁸ 586 R²¹ G⁸ 587 R²² G⁸ 588 R²³ G⁸ 589 R²⁴ G⁸ 590 R²⁵ G⁸ 591 R²⁶ G⁸ 592 R²⁷ G⁸ 593 R²⁸ G⁸ 594 R²⁹ G⁸ 595 R³⁰ G⁸ 596 R³¹ G⁸ 597 R³² G⁸ 598 R³³ G⁸ 599 R³⁴ G⁸ 600 R³⁵ G⁸ 601 R³⁶ G⁸ 602 R³⁷ G⁸ 603 R³⁸ G⁸ 604 R³⁹ G⁸ 605 R⁴⁰ G⁸ 606 R⁴¹ G⁸ 607 R⁴² G⁸ 608 R⁴³ G⁸ 609 R¹ G¹² 610 R² G¹² 611 R³ G¹² 612 R⁴ G¹² 613 R⁵ G¹² 614 R⁶ G¹² 615 R⁷ G¹² 616 R⁸ G¹² 617 R⁹ G¹² 618 R¹⁰ G¹² 619 R¹¹ G¹² 620 R¹² G¹² 621 R¹³ G¹² 622 R¹⁴ G¹² 623 R¹⁵ G¹² 624 R¹⁶ G¹² 625 R¹⁷ G¹² 626 R¹⁸ G¹² 627 R¹⁹ G¹² 628 R²⁰ G¹² 629 R²¹ G¹² 630 R²² G¹² 631 R²³ G¹² 632 R²⁴ G¹² 633 R²⁵ G¹² 634 R²⁶ G¹² 635 R²⁷ G¹² 636 R²⁸ G¹² 637 R²⁹ G¹² 638 R³⁰ G¹² 639 R³¹ G¹² 640 R³² G¹² 641 R³³ G¹² 642 R³⁴ G¹² 643 R³⁵ G¹² 644 R³⁶ G¹² 645 R³⁷ G¹² 646 R³⁸ G¹² 647 R³⁹ G¹² 648 R⁴⁰ G¹² 649 R⁴¹ G¹² 650 R⁴² G¹² 651 R⁴³ G¹² 652 R¹ G¹⁶ 653 R² G¹⁶ 654 R³ G¹⁶ 655 R⁴ G¹⁶ 656 R⁵ G¹⁶ 657 R⁶ G¹⁶ 658 R⁷ G¹⁶ 659 R⁸ G¹⁶ 660 R⁹ G¹⁶ 661 R¹⁰ G¹⁶ 662 R¹¹ G¹⁶ 663 R¹² G¹⁶ 664 R¹³ G¹⁶ 665 R¹⁴ G¹⁶ 666 R¹⁵ G¹⁶ 667 R¹⁶ G¹⁶ 668 R¹⁷ G¹⁶ 669 R¹⁸ G¹⁶ 670 R¹⁹ G¹⁶ 671 R²⁰ G¹⁶ 672 R²¹ G¹⁶ 673 R²² G¹⁶ 674 R²³ G¹⁶ 675 R²⁴ G¹⁶ 676 R²⁵ G¹⁶ 677 R²⁶ G¹⁶ 678 R²⁷ G¹⁶ 679 R²⁸ G¹⁶ 680 R²⁹ G¹⁶ 681 R³⁰ G¹⁶ 682 R³¹ G¹⁶ 683 R³² G¹⁶ 684 R³³ G¹⁶ 685 R³⁴ G¹⁶ 686 R³⁵ G¹⁶ 687 R³⁶ G¹⁶ 688 R³⁷ G¹⁶ 689 R³⁸ G¹⁶ 690 R³⁹ G¹⁶ 691 R⁴⁰ G¹⁶ 692 R⁴¹ G¹⁶ 693 R⁴² G¹⁶ 694 R⁴³ G¹⁶ 695 R² G²⁰ 696 R³ G²¹ 697 R² G²² 698 R³ G²² wherein R¹ to R⁴³ have the following structures:

and wherein G¹ to G²² have the following structures:

In some embodiments, the compound has a formula of M(L_(A))_(x)(L_(B))_(y)(L_(c))₂ wherein L_(B) and L_(C) are each a bidentate ligand; and wherein x is 1, 2, or 3; y is 0, 1, or 2; z is 0, 1, or 2; and x+y+z is the oxidation state of the metal M.

In some embodiments, the compound has a formula selected from the group consisting of Ir(L_(A))₃, Ir(L_(A))(L_(B))₂, Ir(L_(A))₂(L_(B)), Ir(L_(A))₂(L_(C)), and Ir(L_(A))(L_(B))(L_(C)); and wherein L_(A), L_(B), and L_(C) are different from each other.

In some embodiments, the compound has a formula of Pt(L_(A))(L_(B)); and L_(A) and L_(B) can be same or different.

In some embodiments, L_(A) and L_(B) are connected to form a tetradentate ligand.

In some embodiments, L_(A) and L_(B) are connected at two places to form a macrocyclic tetradentate ligand.

In some embodiments, L_(B) is selected from the group consisting of the structures in List A defined above.

In some embodiments, L_(B) and L_(C) are each independently selected from the group consisting of the following structures in List D:

wherein R_(a)′, R_(b)′, R_(c)′, R_(d)′, R_(e)′, R_(f)′, R_(g)′, and R_(n)′ each independently represents zero, mono, or up to a maximum allowed substitution to its associated ring;

R_(a)′, R_(b), R_(c)′, R_(d)′, R_(e)′, R_(f), R_(g)′, and R_(n)′ are each independently a hydrogen or a substituent selected from the group consisting of deuterium, halide, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, arylalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, amino, silyl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, acyl, carbonyl, carboxylic acid, ester, nitrile, isonitrile, sulfanyl, sulfinyl, sulfonyl, phosphino, boryl, and combinations thereof;

two adjacent R_(a)′, R_(b)′, R_(c)′, R_(d)′, R_(e)′, R_(f)′, R_(g)′, and R_(n)′ can be fused or joined to form a ring or form a multidentate ligand; and

R_(a), R_(b), and R_(c) are all defined the same as above, and each of which can form a ring with the other wherever chemically feasible.

In some embodiments of the compound having formula M(L_(A))_(x)(L_(B))_(y)(L_(C))₂, L_(B) is selected from the group consisting of L_(Bk), wherein k is an integer from 1 to 270, wherein L_(B1) to L_(B270) have the structures defined in the following List E:

In some embodiments of the compound having formula M(L_(A))_(x)(L_(B))_(y)(L_(C))₂, L_(B) is selected from the group consisting of L_(B1), L_(B2), L_(B18), L_(B28), L_(B38), L_(B108), L_(B118), L_(B122), L_(B124), L_(B126), L_(B128), L_(B130), L_(B132), L_(B134), L_(B136), L_(B138), L_(B140), L_(B142), L_(B144), L_(B156), L_(B158), L_(B160), L_(B162), L_(B164), L_(B168), L_(B172), L_(B175), L_(B204), L_(B206), L_(B214), L_(B216), L_(B218), L_(B220), L_(B222), L_(B231), L_(B233), L_(B235), L_(B237), L_(B240), L_(B242), L_(B244), L_(B246), L_(B248), L_(B250), L_(B252), L_(B254), L_(B256), L_(B258), L_(B260), L_(B262), L_(B263), L_(B264), L_(B265), L_(B266), L_(B267), L_(B268), L_(B269), and L_(B270).

In some embodiments of the compound having formula M(L_(A))_(x)(L_(B))_(y)(L_(c))₂, L_(B) is selected from the group consisting of L_(B1), L_(B2), L_(B18), L_(B28), L_(B38), L_(B108), L_(B118), L_(B122), L_(B126), L_(B128), Lain, L_(B136), L_(B138), L_(B142), L_(B156), L_(B162), L_(B204), L_(B206), L_(B214), L_(B216), L_(B218), L_(B220), L_(B231), L_(B233), L_(B237), L_(B264), L_(B265), L_(B266), L_(B267), L_(B268), L_(B269), and L_(B270).

In some embodiments of the compound having formula M(L_(A))_(x)(L_(B))_(y)(L_(c))₂, L_(B) is a substituted or unsubstituted acetylacetonate ligand. In some embodiments, L_(C) is selected from the group consisting of L_(Cj-I) and L_(Cj-II), wherein j is an integer from 1 to 1416, wherein L_(Cj-I) consists of the compounds of L_(C1-I) through L_(CI416-I) based on a structure of

and L_(Cj-II) consists of the compounds of L_(CI-II) through L_(CI416-II) based on a structure of

wherein for each L_(Cj) in L_(Cj-I) and L_(Cj-II), R²⁰¹ and R²⁰² are each independently defined in Table 2 below:

L_(Cj) R²⁰¹ R²⁰² L_(C1) R^(D1) R^(D1) L_(C2) R^(D2) R^(D2) L_(C3) R^(D3) R^(D3) L_(C4) R^(D4) R^(D4) L_(C5) R^(D5) R^(D5) L_(C6) R^(D6) R^(D6) L_(C7) R^(D7) R^(D7) L_(C8) R^(D8) R^(D8) L_(C9) R^(D9) R^(D9) L_(C10) R^(D10) R^(D10) L_(C11) R^(D11) R^(D11) L_(C12) R^(D12) R^(D12) L_(C13) R^(D13) R^(D13) L_(C14) R^(D14) R^(D14) L_(C15) R^(D15) R^(D15) L_(C16) R^(D16) R^(D16) L_(C17) R^(D17) R^(D17) L_(C18) R^(D18) R^(D18) L_(C19) R^(D19) R^(D19) L_(C20) R^(D20) R^(D20) L_(C21) R^(D21) R^(D21) L_(C22) R^(D22) R^(D22) L_(C23) R^(D23) R^(D23) L_(C24) R^(D24) R^(D24) L_(C25) R^(D25) R^(D25) L_(C26) R^(D26) R^(D26) L_(C27) R^(D27) R^(D27) L_(C28) R^(D28) R^(D28) L_(C29) R^(D29) R^(D29) L_(C30) R^(D30) R^(D30) L_(C31) R^(D31) R^(D31) L_(C32) R^(D32) R^(D32) L_(C33) R^(D33) R^(D33) L_(C34) R^(D34) R^(D34) L_(C35) R^(D35) R^(D35) L_(C36) R^(D36) R^(D36) L_(C37) R^(D37) R^(D37) L_(C38) R^(D38) R^(D38) L_(C39) R^(D39) R^(D39) L_(C40) R^(D40) R^(D40) L_(C41) R^(D41) R^(D41) L_(C42) R^(D42) R^(D42) L_(C43) R^(D43) R^(D43) L_(C44) R^(D44) R^(D44) L_(C45) R^(D45) R^(D45) L_(C46) R^(D46) R^(D46) L_(C47) R^(D47) R^(D47) L_(C48) R^(D48) R^(D48) L_(C49) R^(D49) R^(D49) L_(C50) R^(D50) R^(D50) L_(C51) R^(D51) R^(D51) L_(C52) R^(D52) R^(D52) L_(C53) R^(D53) R^(D53) L_(C54) R^(D54) R^(D54) L_(C55) R^(D55) R^(D55) L_(C56) R^(D56) R^(D56) L_(C57) R^(D57) R^(D57) L_(C58) R^(D58) R^(D58) L_(C59) R^(D59) R^(D59) L_(C60) R^(D60) R^(D60) L_(C61) R^(D61) R^(D61) L_(C62) R^(D62) R^(D62) L_(C63) R^(D63) R^(D63) L_(C64) R^(D64) R^(D64) L_(C65) R^(D65) R^(D65) L_(C66) R^(D66) R^(D66) L_(C67) R^(D67) R^(D67) L_(C68) R^(D68) R^(D68) L_(C69) R^(D69) R^(D69) L_(C70) R^(D70) R^(D70) L_(C71) R^(D71) R^(D71) L_(C72) R^(D72) R^(D72) L_(C73) R^(D73) R^(D73) L_(C74) R^(D74) R^(D74) L_(C75) R^(D75) R^(D75) L_(C76) R^(D76) R^(D76) L_(C77) R^(D77) R^(D77) L_(C78) R^(D78) R^(D78) L_(C79) R^(D79) R^(D79) L_(C80) R^(D80) R^(D80) L_(C81) R^(D81) R^(D81) L_(C82) R^(D82) R^(D82) L_(C83) R^(D83) R^(D83) L_(C84) R^(D84) R^(D84) L_(C85) R^(D85) R^(D85) L_(C86) R^(D86) R^(D86) L_(C87) R^(D87) R^(D87) L_(C88) R^(D88) R^(D88) L_(C89) R^(D89) R^(D89) L_(C90) R^(D90) R^(D90) L_(C91) R^(D91) R^(D91) L_(C92) R^(D92) R^(D92) L_(C93) R^(D93) R^(D93) L_(C94) R^(D94) R^(D94) L_(C95) R^(D95) R^(D95) L_(C96) R^(D96) R^(D96) L_(C97) R^(D97) R^(D97) L_(C98) R^(D98) R^(D98) L_(C99) R^(D99) R^(D99) L_(C100) R^(D100) R^(D100) L_(C101) R^(D101) R^(D101) L_(C102) R^(D102) R^(D102) L_(C103) R^(D103) R^(D103) L_(C104) R^(D104) R^(D104) L_(C105) R^(D105) R^(D105) L_(C106) R^(D106) R^(D106) L_(C107) R^(D107) R^(D107) L_(C108) R^(D108) R^(D108) L_(C109) R^(D109) R^(D109) L_(C110) R^(D110) R^(D110) L_(C111) R^(D111) R^(D111) L_(C112) R^(D112) R^(D112) L_(C113) R^(D113) R^(D113) L_(C114) R^(D114) R^(D114) L_(C115) R^(D115) R^(D115) L_(C116) R^(D116) R^(D116) L_(C117) R^(D117) R^(D117) L_(C118) R^(D118) R^(D118) L_(C119) R^(D119) R^(D119) L_(C120) R^(D120) R^(D120) L_(C121) R^(D121) R^(D121) L_(C122) R^(D122) R^(D122) L_(C123) R^(D123) R^(D123) L_(C124) R^(D124) R^(D124) L_(C125) R^(D125) R^(D125) L_(C126) R^(D126) R^(D126) L_(C127) R^(D127) R^(D127) L_(C128) R^(D128) R^(D128) L_(C129) R^(D129) R^(D129) L_(C130) R^(D130) R^(D130) L_(C131) R^(D131) R^(D131) L_(C132) R^(D132) R^(D132) L_(C133) R^(D133) R^(D133) L_(C134) R^(D134) R^(D134) L_(C135) R^(D135) R^(D135) L_(C136) R^(D136) R^(D136) L_(C137) R^(D137) R^(D137) L_(C138) R^(D138) R^(D138) L_(C139) R^(D139) R^(D139) L_(C140) R^(D140) R^(D140) L_(C141) R^(D141) R^(D141) L_(C142) R^(D142) R^(D142) L_(C143) R^(D143) R^(D143) L_(C144) R^(D144) R^(D144) L_(C145) R^(D145) R^(D145) L_(C146) R^(D146) R^(D146) L_(C147) R^(D147) R^(D147) L_(C148) R^(D148) R^(D148) L_(C149) R^(D149) R^(D149) L_(C150) R^(D150) R^(D150) L_(C151) R^(D151) R^(D151) L_(C152) R^(D152) R^(D152) L_(C153) R^(D153) R^(D153) L_(C154) R^(D154) R^(D154) L_(C155) R^(D155) R^(D155) L_(C156) R^(D156) R^(D156) L_(C157) R^(D157) R^(D157) L_(C158) R^(D158) R^(D158) L_(C159) R^(D159) R^(D159) L_(C160) R^(D160) R^(D160) L_(C161) R^(D161) R^(D161) L_(C162) R^(D162) R^(D162) L_(C163) R^(D163) R^(D163) L_(C164) R^(D164) R^(D164) L_(C165) R^(D165) R^(D165) L_(C166) R^(D166) R^(D166) L_(C167) R^(D167) R^(D167) L_(C168) R^(D168) R^(D168) L_(C169) R^(D169) R^(D169) L_(C170) R^(D170) R^(D170) L_(C171) R^(D171) R^(D171) L_(C172) R^(D172) R^(D172) L_(C173) R^(D173) R^(D173) L_(C174) R^(D174) R^(D174) L_(C175) R^(D175) R^(D175) L_(C176) R^(D176) R^(D176) L_(C177) R^(D177) R^(D177) L_(C178) R^(D178) R^(D178) L_(C179) R^(D179) R^(D179) L_(C180) R^(D180) R^(D180) L_(C181) R^(D181) R^(D181) L_(C182) R^(D182) R^(D182) L_(C183) R^(D183) R^(D183) L_(C184) R^(D184) R^(D184) L_(C185) R^(D185) R^(D185) L_(C186) R^(D186) R^(D186) L_(C187) R^(D187) R^(D187) L_(C188) R^(D188) R^(D188) L_(C189) R^(D189) R^(D189) L_(C190) R^(D190) R^(D190) L_(C191) R^(D191) R^(D191) L_(C192) R^(D192) R^(D192) L_(C193) R^(D1) R^(D3) L_(C194) R^(D1) R^(D4) L_(C195) R^(D1) R^(D5) L_(C196) R^(D1) R^(D9) L_(C197) R^(D1) R^(D10) L_(C198) R^(D1) R^(D17) L_(C199) R^(D1) R^(D18) L_(C200) R^(D1) R^(D20) L_(C201) R^(D1) R^(D22) L_(C202) R^(D1) R^(D37) L_(C203) R^(D1) R^(D40) L_(C204) R^(D1) R^(D41) L_(C205) R^(D1) R^(D42) L_(C206) R^(D1) R^(D43) L_(C207) R^(D1) R^(D48) L_(C208) R^(D1) R^(D49) L_(C209) R^(D1) R^(D50) L_(C210) R^(D1) R^(D54) L_(C211) R^(D1) R^(D55) L_(C212) R^(D1) R^(D58) L_(C213) R^(D1) R^(D59) L_(C214) R^(D1) R^(D78) L_(C215) R^(D1) R^(D79) L_(C216) R^(D1) R^(D81) L_(C217) R^(D1) R^(D87) L_(C218) R^(D1) R^(D88) L_(C219) R^(D1) R^(D89) L_(C220) R^(D1) R^(D93) L_(C221) R^(D1) R^(D116) L_(C222) R^(D1) R^(D117) L_(C223) R^(D1) R^(D118) L_(C224) R^(D1) R^(D119) L_(C225) R^(D1) R^(D120) L_(C226) R^(D1) R^(D133) L_(C227) R^(D1) R^(D134) L_(C228) R^(D1) R^(D135) L_(C229) R^(D1) R^(D136) L_(C230) R^(D1) R^(D143) L_(C231) R^(D1) R^(D144) L_(C232) R^(D1) R^(D145) L_(C233) R^(D1) R^(D146) L_(C234) R^(D1) R^(D147) L_(C235) R^(D1) R^(D149) L_(C236) R^(D1) R^(D151) L_(C237) R^(D1) R^(D154) L_(C238) R^(D1) R^(D155) L_(C239) R^(D1) R^(D161) L_(C240) R^(D1) R^(D175) L_(C241) R^(D4) R^(D3) L_(C242) R^(D4) R^(D5) L_(C243) R^(D4) R^(D9) L_(C244) R^(D4) R^(D10) L_(C245) R^(D4) R^(D17) L_(C246) R^(D4) R^(D18) L_(C247) R^(D4) R^(D20) L_(C248) R^(D4) R^(D22) L_(C249) R^(D4) R^(D37) L_(C250) R^(D4) R^(D40) L_(C251) R^(D4) R^(D41) L_(C252) R^(D4) R^(D42) L_(C253) R^(D4) R^(D43) L_(C254) R^(D4) R^(D48) L_(C255) R^(D4) R^(D49) L_(C256) R^(D4) R^(D50) L_(C257) R^(D4) R^(D54) L_(C258) R^(D4) R^(D55) L_(C259) R^(D4) R^(D58) L_(C260) R^(D4) R^(D59) L_(C261) R^(D4) R^(D78) L_(C262) R^(D4) R^(D79) L_(C263) R^(D4) R^(D81) L_(C264) R^(D4) R^(D87) L_(C265) R^(D4) R^(D88) L_(C266) R^(D4) R^(D89) L_(C267) R^(D4) R^(D93) L_(C268) R^(D4) R^(D116) L_(C269) R^(D4) R^(D117) L_(C270) R^(D4) R^(D118) L_(C271) R^(D4) R^(D119) L_(C272) R^(D4) R^(D120) L_(C273) R^(D4) R^(D133) L_(C274) R^(D4) R^(D134) L_(C275) R^(D4) R^(D135) L_(C276) R^(D4) R^(D136) L_(C277) R^(D4) R^(D143) L_(C278) R^(D4) R^(D144) L_(C279) R^(D4) R^(D145) L_(C280) R^(D4) R^(D146) L_(C281) R^(D4) R^(D147) L_(C282) R^(D4) R^(D149) L_(C283) R^(D4) R^(D151) L_(C284) R^(D4) R^(D154) L_(C285) R^(D4) R^(D155) L_(C286) R^(D4) R^(D161) L_(C287) R^(D4) R^(D175) L_(C288) R^(D9) R^(D3) L_(C289) R^(D9) R^(D5) L_(C290) R^(D9) R^(D10) L_(C291) R^(D9) R^(D17) L_(C292) R^(D9) R^(D18) L_(C293) R^(D9) R^(D20) L_(C294) R^(D9) R^(D22) L_(C295) R^(D9) R^(D37) L_(C296) R^(D9) R^(D40) L_(C297) R^(D9) R^(D41) L_(C298) R^(D9) R^(D42) L_(C299) R^(D9) R^(D43) L_(C300) R^(D9) R^(D48) L_(C301) R^(D9) R^(D49) L_(C302) R^(D9) R^(D50) L_(C303) R^(D9) R^(D54) L_(C304) R^(D9) R^(D55) L_(C305) R^(D9) R^(D58) L_(C306) R^(D9) R^(D59) L_(C307) R^(D9) R^(D78) L_(C308) R^(D9) R^(D79) L_(C309) R^(D9) R^(D81) L_(C310) R^(D9) R^(D87) L_(C311) R^(D9) R^(D88) L_(C312) R^(D9) R^(D89) L_(C313) R^(D9) R^(D93) L_(C314) R^(D9) R^(D116) L_(C315) R^(D9) R^(D117) L_(C316) R^(D9) R^(D118) L_(C317) R^(D9) R^(D119) L_(C318) R^(D9) R^(D120) L_(C319) R^(D9) R^(D133) L_(C320) R^(D9) R^(D134) L_(C321) R^(D9) R^(D135) L_(C322) R^(D9) R^(D136) L_(C323) R^(D9) R^(D143) L_(C324) R^(D9) R^(D144) L_(C325) R^(D9) R^(D145) L_(C326) R^(D9) R^(D146) L_(C327) R^(D9) R^(D147) L_(C328) R^(D9) R^(D149) L_(C329) R^(D9) R^(D151) L_(C330) R^(D9) R^(D154) L_(C331) R^(D9) R^(D155) L_(C332) R^(D9) R^(D161) L_(C333) R^(D9) R^(D175) L_(C334) R^(D10) R^(D3) L_(C335) R^(D10) R^(D5) L_(C336) R^(D10) R^(D17) L_(C337) R^(D10) R^(D18) L_(C338) R^(D10) R^(D20) L_(C339) R^(D10) R^(D22) L_(C340) R^(D10) R^(D37) L_(C341) R^(D10) R^(D40) L_(C342) R^(D10) R^(D41) L_(C343) R^(D10) R^(D42) L_(C344) R^(D10) R^(D43) L_(C345) R^(D10) R^(D48) L_(C346) R^(D10) R^(D49) L_(C347) R^(D10) R^(D50) L_(C348) R^(D10) R^(D54) L_(C349) R^(D10) R^(D55) L_(C350) R^(D10) R^(D58) L_(C351) R^(D10) R^(D59) L_(C352) R^(D10) R^(D78) L_(C353) R^(D10) R^(D79) L_(C354) R^(D10) R^(D81) L_(C355) R^(D10) R^(D87) L_(C356) R^(D10) R^(D88) L_(C357) R^(D10) R^(D89) L_(C358) R^(D10) R^(D93) L_(C359) R^(D10) R^(D116) L_(C360) R^(D10) R^(D117) L_(C361) R^(D10) R^(D118) L_(C362) R^(D10) R^(D119) L_(C363) R^(D10) R^(D120) L_(C364) R^(D10) R^(D133) L_(C365) R^(D10) R^(D134) L_(C366) R^(D10) R^(D135) L_(C367) R^(D10) R^(D136) L_(C368) R^(D10) R^(D143) L_(C369) R^(D10) R^(D144) L_(C370) R^(D10) R^(D145) L_(C371) R^(D10) R^(D146) L_(C372) R^(D10) R^(D147) L_(C373) R^(D10) R^(D149) L_(C374) R^(D10) R^(D151) L_(C375) R^(D10) R^(D154) L_(C376) R^(D10) R^(D155) L_(C377) R^(D10) R^(D161) L_(C378) R^(D10) R^(D175) L_(C379) R^(D17) R^(D3) L_(C380) R^(D17) R^(D5) L_(C381) R^(D17) R^(D18) L_(C382) R^(D17) R^(D20) L_(C383) R^(D17) R^(D22) L_(C384) R^(D17) R^(D37) L_(C385) R^(D17) R^(D40) L_(C386) R^(D17) R^(D41) L_(C387) R^(D17) R^(D42) L_(C388) R^(D17) R^(D43) L_(C389) R^(D17) R^(D48) L_(C390) R^(D17) R^(D49) L_(C391) R^(D17) R^(D50) L_(C392) R^(D17) R^(D54) L_(C393) R^(D17) R^(D55) L_(C394) R^(D17) R^(D58) L_(C395) R^(D17) R^(D59) L_(C396) R^(D17) R^(D78) L_(C397) R^(D17) R^(D79) L_(C398) R^(D17) R^(D81) L_(C399) R^(D17) R^(D87) L_(C400) R^(D17) R^(D88) L_(C401) R^(D17) R^(D89) L_(C402) R^(D17) R^(D93) L_(C403) R^(D17) R^(D116) L_(C404) R^(D17) R^(D117) L_(C405) R^(D17) R^(D118) L_(C406) R^(D17) R^(D119) L_(C407) R^(D17) R^(D120) L_(C408) R^(D17) R^(D133) L_(C409) R^(D17) R^(D134) L_(C410) R^(D17) R^(D135) L_(C411) R^(D17) R^(D136) L_(C412) R^(D17) R^(D143) L_(C413) R^(D17) R^(D144) L_(C414) R^(D17) R^(D145) L_(C415) R^(D17) R^(D146) L_(C416) R^(D17) R^(D147) L_(C417) R^(D17) R^(D149) L_(C418) R^(D17) R^(D151) L_(C419) R^(D17) R^(D154) L_(C420) R^(D17) R^(D155) L_(C421) R^(D17) R^(D161) L_(C422) R^(D17) R^(D175) L_(C423) R^(D50) R^(D3) L_(C424) R^(D50) R^(D5) L_(C425) R^(D50) R^(D18) L_(C426) R^(D50) R^(D20) L_(C427) R^(D50) R^(D22) L_(C428) R^(D50) R^(D37) L_(C429) R^(D50) R^(D40) L_(C430) R^(D50) R^(D41) L_(C431) R^(D50) R^(D42) L_(C432) R^(D50) R^(D43) L_(C433) R^(D50) R^(D48) L_(C434) R^(D50) R^(D49) L_(C435) R^(D50) R^(D54) L_(C436) R^(D50) R^(D55) L_(C437) R^(D50) R^(D58) L_(C438) R^(D50) R^(D59) L_(C439) R^(D50) R^(D78) L_(C440) R^(D50) R^(D79) L_(C441) R^(D50) R^(D81) L_(C442) R^(D50) R^(D87) L_(C443) R^(D50) R^(D88) L_(C444) R^(D50) R^(D89) L_(C445) R^(D50) R^(D93) L_(C446) R^(D50) R^(D116) L_(C447) R^(D50) R^(D117) L_(C448) R^(D50) R^(D118) L_(C449) R^(D50) R^(D119) L_(C450) R^(D50) R^(D120) L_(C451) R^(D50) R^(D133) L_(C452) R^(D50) R^(D134) L_(C453) R^(D50) R^(D135) L_(C454) R^(D50) R^(D136) L_(C455) R^(D50) R^(D143) L_(C456) R^(D50) R^(D144) L_(C457) R^(D50) R^(D145) L_(C458) R^(D50) R^(D146) L_(C459) R^(D50) R^(D147) L_(C460) R^(D50) R^(D149) L_(C461) R^(D50) R^(D151) L_(C462) R^(D50) R^(D154) L_(C463) R^(D50) R^(D155) L_(C464) R^(D50) R^(D161) L_(C465) R^(D50) R^(D175) L_(C466) R^(D55) R^(D3) L_(C467) R^(D55) R^(D5) L_(C468) R^(D55) R^(D18) L_(C469) R^(D55) R^(D20) L_(C470) R^(D55) R^(D22) L_(C471) R^(D55) R^(D37) L_(C472) R^(D55) R^(D40) L_(C473) R^(D55) R^(D41) L_(C474) R^(D55) R^(D42) L_(C475) R^(D55) R^(D43) L_(C476) R^(D55) R^(D48) L_(C477) R^(D55) R^(D49) L_(C478) R^(D55) R^(D54) L_(C479) R^(D55) R^(D58) L_(C480) R^(D55) R^(D59) L_(C481) R^(D55) R^(D78) L_(C482) R^(D55) R^(D79) L_(C483) R^(D55) R^(D81) L_(C484) R^(D55) R^(D87) L_(C485) R^(D55) R^(D88) L_(C486) R^(D55) R^(D89) L_(C487) R^(D55) R^(D93) L_(C488) R^(D55) R^(D116) L_(C489) R^(D55) R^(D117) L_(C490) R^(D55) R^(D118) L_(C491) R^(D55) R^(D119) L_(C492) R^(D55) R^(D120) L_(C493) R^(D55) R^(D133) L_(C494) R^(D55) R^(D134) L_(C495) R^(D55) R^(D135) L_(C496) R^(D55) R^(D136) L_(C497) R^(D55) R^(D143) L_(C498) R^(D55) R^(D144) L_(C499) R^(D55) R^(D145) L_(C500) R^(D55) R^(D146) L_(C501) R^(D55) R^(D147) L_(C502) R^(D55) R^(D149) L_(C503) R^(D55) R^(D151) L_(C504) R^(D55) R^(D154) L_(C505) R^(D55) R^(D155) L_(C506) R^(D55) R^(D161) L_(C507) R^(D55) R^(D175) L_(C508) R^(D116) R^(D3) L_(C509) R^(D116) R^(D5) L_(C510) R^(D116) R^(D17) L_(C511) R^(D116) R^(D18) L_(C512) R^(D116) R^(D20) L_(C513) R^(D116) R^(D22) L_(C514) R^(D116) R^(D37) L_(C515) R^(D116) R^(D40) L_(C516) R^(D116) 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L_(C974) R^(D50) R^(D236) L_(C975) R^(D50) R^(D237) L_(C976) R^(D50) R^(D238) L_(C977) R^(D50) R^(D239) L_(C978) R^(D50) R^(D240) L_(C979) R^(D50) R^(D241) L_(C980) R^(D50) R^(D242) L_(C981) R^(D50) R^(D243) L_(C982) R^(D50) R^(D244) L_(C983) R^(D50) R^(D245) L_(C984) R^(D50) R^(D246) L_(C985) R^(D4) R^(D193) L_(C986) R^(D4) R^(D194) L_(C987) R^(D4) R^(D195) L_(C988) R^(D4) R^(D196) L_(C989) R^(D4) R^(D197) L_(C990) R^(D4) R^(D198) L_(C991) R^(D4) R^(D199) L_(C992) R^(D4) R^(D200) L_(C993) R^(D4) R^(D201) L_(C994) R^(D4) R^(D202) L_(C995) R^(D4) R^(D203) L_(C996) R^(D4) R^(D204) L_(C997) R^(D4) R^(D205) L_(C998) R^(D4) R^(D206) L_(C999) R^(D4) R^(D207) L_(C1000) R^(D4) R^(D208) L_(C1001) R^(D4) R^(D209) L_(C1002) R^(D4) R^(D210) L_(C1003) R^(D4) R^(D211) L_(C1004) R^(D4) R^(D212) L_(C1005) R^(D4) R^(D213) L_(C1006) R^(D4) R^(D214) L_(C1007) R^(D4) R^(D215) L_(C1008) R^(D4) R^(D216) L_(C1009) R^(D4) R^(D217) L_(C1010) R^(D4) R^(D218) L_(C1011) R^(D4) R^(D219) L_(C1012) R^(D4) R^(D220) 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R^(D223) L_(C1124) R^(D9) R^(D224) L_(C1125) R^(D9) R^(D225) L_(C1126) R^(D9) R^(D226) L_(C1127) R^(D9) R^(D227) L_(C1128) R^(D9) R^(D228) L_(C1129) R^(D9) R^(D229) L_(C1130) R^(D9) R^(D230) L_(C1131) R^(D9) R^(D231) L_(C1132) R^(D9) R^(D232) L_(C1133) R^(D9) R^(D233) L_(C1134) R^(D9) R^(D234) L_(C1135) R^(D9) R^(D235) L_(C1136) R^(D9) R^(D236) L_(C1137) R^(D9) R^(D237) L_(C1138) R^(D9) R^(D238) L_(C1139) R^(D9) R^(D239) L_(C1140) R^(D9) R^(D240) L_(C1141) R^(D9) R^(D241) L_(C1142) R^(D9) R^(D242) L_(C1143) R^(D9) R^(D243) L_(C1144) R^(D9) R^(D244) L_(C1145) R^(D9) R^(D245) L_(C1146) R^(D9) R^(D246) L_(C1147) R^(D168) R^(D193) L_(C1148) R^(D168) R^(D194) L_(C1149) R^(D168) R^(D195) L_(C1150) R^(D168) R^(D196) L_(C1151) R^(D168) R^(D197) L_(C1152) R^(D168) R^(D198) L_(C1153) R^(D168) R^(D199) L_(C1154) R^(D168) R^(D200) L_(C1155) R^(D168) R^(D201) L_(C1156) R^(D168) R^(D202) L_(C1157) R^(D168) R^(D203) L_(C1158) R^(D168) R^(D204) L_(C1159) R^(D168) R^(D205) L_(C1160) R^(D168) R^(D206) 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R^(D55) R^(D245) L_(C1308) R^(D55) R^(D246) L_(C1309) R^(D37) R^(D193) L_(C1310) R^(D37) R^(D194) L_(C1311) R^(D37) R^(D195) L_(C1312) R^(D37) R^(D196) L_(C1313) R^(D37) R^(D197) L_(C1314) R^(D37) R^(D198) L_(C1315) R^(D37) R^(D199) L_(C1316) R^(D37) R^(D200) L_(C1317) R^(D37) R^(D201) L_(C1318) R^(D37) R^(D202) L_(C1319) R^(D37) R^(D203) L_(C1320) R^(D37) R^(D204) L_(C1321) R^(D37) R^(D205) L_(C1322) R^(D37) R^(D206) L_(C1323) R^(D37) R^(D207) L_(C1324) R^(D37) R^(D208) L_(C1325) R^(D37) R^(D209) L_(C1326) R^(D37) R^(D210) L_(C1327) R^(D37) R^(D211) L_(C1328) R^(D37) R^(D212) L_(C1329) R^(D37) R^(D213) L_(C1330) R^(D37) R^(D214) L_(C1331) R^(D37) R^(D215) L_(C1332) R^(D37) R^(D216) L_(C1333) R^(D37) R^(D217) L_(C1334) R^(D37) R^(D218) L_(C1335) R^(D37) R^(D219) L_(C1336) R^(D37) R^(D220) L_(C1337) R^(D37) R^(D221) L_(C1338) R^(D37) R^(D222) L_(C1339) R^(D37) R^(D223) L_(C1340) R^(D37) R^(D224) L_(C1341) R^(D37) R^(D225) L_(C1342) R^(D37) R^(D226) L_(C1343) R^(D37) R^(D227) L_(C1344) R^(D37) R^(D228) L_(C1345) R^(D37) R^(D229) L_(C1346) R^(D37) R^(D230) L_(C1347) R^(D37) R^(D231) L_(C1348) R^(D37) R^(D232) L_(C1349) R^(D37) R^(D233) L_(C1350) R^(D37) R^(D234) L_(C1351) R^(D37) R^(D235) L_(C1352) R^(D37) R^(D236) L_(C1353) R^(D37) R^(D237) L_(C1354) R^(D37) R^(D238) L_(C1355) R^(D37) R^(D239) L_(C1356) R^(D37) R^(D240) L_(C1357) R^(D37) R^(D241) L_(C1358) R^(D37) R^(D242) L_(C1359) R^(D37) R^(D243) L_(C1360) R^(D37) R^(D244) L_(C1361) R^(D37) R^(D245) L_(C1362) R^(D37) R^(D246) L_(C1363) R^(D143) R^(D193) L_(C1364) R^(D143) R^(D194) L_(C1365) R^(D143) R^(D195) L_(C1366) R^(D143) R^(D196) L_(C1367) R^(D143) R^(D197) L_(C1368) R^(D143) R^(D198) L_(C1369) R^(D143) R^(D199) L_(C1370) R^(D143) R^(D200) L_(C1371) R^(D143) R^(D201) L_(C1372) R^(D143) R^(D202) L_(C1373) R^(D143) R^(D203) L_(C1374) R^(D143) R^(D204) L_(C1375) R^(D143) R^(D205) L_(C1376) R^(D143) R^(D206) L_(C1377) R^(D143) R^(D207) L_(C1378) R^(D143) R^(D208) L_(C1379) R^(D143) R^(D209) L_(C1380) R^(D143) R^(D210) L_(C1381) R^(D143) R^(D211) L_(C1382) R^(D143) R^(D212) L_(C1383) R^(D143) R^(D213) L_(C1384) R^(D143) R^(D214) L_(C1385) R^(D143) R^(D215) L_(C1386) R^(D143) R^(D216) L_(C1387) R^(D143) R^(D217) L_(C1388) R^(D143) R^(D218) L_(C1389) R^(D143) R^(D219) L_(C1390) R^(D143) R^(D220) L_(C1391) R^(D143) R^(D221) L_(C1392) R^(D143) R^(D222) L_(C1393) R^(D143) R^(D223) L_(C1394) R^(D143) R^(D224) L_(C1395) R^(D143) R^(D225) L_(C1396) R^(D143) R^(D226) L_(C1397) R^(D143) R^(D227) L_(C1398) R^(D143) R^(D228) L_(C1399) R^(D143) R^(D229) L_(C1400) R^(D143) R^(D230) L_(C1401) R^(D143) R^(D231) L_(C1402) R^(D143) R^(D232) L_(C1403) R^(D143) R^(D233) L_(C1404) R^(D143) R^(D234) L_(C1405) R^(D143) R^(D235) L_(C1406) R^(D143) R^(D236) L_(C1407) R^(D143) R^(D237) L_(C1408) R^(D143) R^(D238) L_(C1409) R^(D143) R^(D239) L_(C1410) R^(D143) R^(D240) L_(C1411) R^(D143) R^(D241) L_(C1412) R^(D143) R^(D242) L_(C1413) R^(D143) R^(D243) L_(C1414) R^(D143) R^(D244) L_(C1415) R^(D143) R^(D245) L_(C1416) R^(D143) R^(D246) wherein R^(D1) to R^(D246) have the following structures of List F:

In some embodiments of the compound having formula M(L_(A))_(x)(L_(B))_(y)(L_(C))₂, the ligand L_(C) can be selected from the group consisting of only those L_(Cj-I), or L_(Cj-II) ligands whose corresponding R²⁰¹ and R²⁰² are defined to be one of the following structures: R^(D1), R^(D3), R^(D4), R^(D5), R^(D9), R^(D10), R^(D17), R^(D18), R^(D20), R^(D22), R^(D37), R^(D40), R^(D41), R^(D42), R^(D43), R^(D48), R^(D49), R^(D50), R^(D54), R^(D55), R^(D58), R^(D59), R^(D78), R^(D79), R^(D81), R^(D87), R^(D88), R^(D89), R^(D93), R^(D116), R^(D117), R^(D118), R^(D119), R^(D120), R^(D133), R^(D134), R^(D135), R^(D136), R^(D143), R^(D144), R^(D145), R^(D146), R^(D147), R^(D149), R^(D151), R^(D154), R^(D155), R^(D161), R^(D175), R^(D190), R^(D193), R^(D200), R^(D201), R^(D206), R^(D210), R^(D214), R^(D215), R^(D216), R^(D218), R^(D219), R^(D220), R^(D227), R^(D237), R^(D241), R^(D242), R^(D245), and R^(D246).

In some embodiments of the compound having formula M(L_(A))_(x)(L_(B))_(y)(L_(C))₂, the ligand L_(C) can be selected from the group consisting of only those L_(Cj-I) or L_(Cj-II) ligand whose corresponding R²⁰¹ and R²⁰² are defined to be one of selected from the following structures R^(D1), R^(D3), R^(D4), R^(D5), R^(D9), R^(D10), R^(D17), R^(D22), R^(D43), R^(D50), R^(D78), R^(D116), R^(D118),

R^(D133), R^(D134), R^(D135), R^(D136), R^(D143), R^(D144), R^(D145), R^(D146), R^(D149), R^(D151), R^(D154), R^(D155) R^(D190), R^(D193), R^(D200), R^(D201), R^(D206), R^(D210), R^(D214), R^(D215), R^(D216), R^(D218), R^(D219), R^(D220), R^(D227), R^(D237), R^(D241), R^(D242), R^(D245), and R^(D246) _(.)

In some embodiments of the compound having formula M(L_(A))_(x)(L_(B))_(y)(L_(C))₂, the ligand L_(C) can be selected from the group consisting of:

In some embodiments, the compound is selected from the group consisting of: Ir(L_(AI-I))₃ to Ir(L_(A688-68))₃ based on general formula Ir(L_(Ai-m))₃; Ir(L_(AI-I))(L_(B1))₂ to Ir(L_(A688-68))(L_(B270))₂ based on general formula of Ir(L_(Ai-m))(L_(Bk))₂; Ir(L_(AI-I))₂(L_(CI-I)) to Ir(L_(A668-68))₂(L_(CI416-I)) based on general formula Ir(L_(Ai-m))₂(L_(Cj-I)); and Ir(L_(AI-I))₂(L_(CI-II)) to Ir(L₆₈₈₋₆₈)₂(L_(CI416-II)) based on general formula Ir(L_(Ai-m))₂(L_(Cj-II)); wherein i is an integer from 1 to 688, m is an integer from 1 to 68, k is an integer from 1 to 270, j is an integer from 1 to 1416, wherein each L_(Ai-m), L_(Cj-I), and L_(Cj-II) are as defined above.

In some embodiments, the compound is selected from the group consisting of the structures in the following List G:

In some embodiments, the compound can have the formula Ir(L_(AI-I))(L_(B))₂ to Ir(L_(A668-68))(L_(B))₂ based on general formula of Ir(L_(Ai-m))(L_(B))₂, wherein L_(Ai-m) is a structure selected from the group consisting of L_(AI-I) through L_(A688-68) as described above, and L_(B) is selected from the group consisting of the structures in List A above.

In some embodiments, the compound can have the formula Ir(L_(A))(L_(BI))₂ to Ir(L_(A))(L_(B2770))₂ based on general formula of Ir(L_(A))(L_(Bk))₂, wherein L_(A) has the Formula I described above, and L_(Bk) represents the structures of L_(B1) to L_(B270) as described above.

In some embodiments, the compound can have the formula Ir(L_(AI-I))₂(L_(B)) to Ir(L_(A688-68))₂(L_(B)) based on general formula of Ir(L_(Ai-m))₂(L_(B)), wherein L_(Ai-m) represents the group consisting of L_(AI-I) through L_(A688-68) as described above, and L_(B) is selected from the group consisting of the structures listed in List A above.

In some embodiments, the compound can have the formula Ir(L_(A))₂(L_(B1)) to Ir(L_(A))₂(L_(B270)) based on general formula of Ir(L_(A))₂(L_(Bk)), wherein L_(A) has the Formula I described above, and L_(Bk) represents one of the structures of L_(B1) through L_(B270) as described above.

In some embodiments, the compound can have the formula Ir(L_(AI-I))₂(L_(C)) to Ir(L_(A688-68))₂(L_(C)) based on general formula of Ir(L_(Ai-m))₂(L_(C)), wherein L_(Ai-m) represents the group consisting of L_(AI-I) through L_(A688-68) as described above, and L_(C) is selected from the group consisting of the structures listed in List B above.

In some embodiments, the compound can have the formula Ir(L_(A))₂(L_(CI-II)) to Ir(L_(A))₂(L_(CI416-II)) based on general formula of Ir(L_(A))₂(L_(Cj-II)), wherein L_(A) has the Formula I described above, and L_(Cj-II) represents one of the structures of L_(CI-II) through L_(CI416-I) as described above.

In some embodiments, the compound can have the formula Ir(L_(A))₂(L_(CI-II)) to Ir(L_(A))₂(L_(CI416-II)) based on general formula of Ir(L_(A))₂(L_(Cj-II)), wherein L_(A) has the Formula I described above, and L_(Cj-II) represents one of the structures of L_(CI-II) through L_(CI416-II) as described above.

In some embodiments, the compound has the Formula III:

wherein:

M¹ is Pd or Pt;

moieties E and F are each independently monocyclic or polycyclic ring structure comprising 5-membered and/or 6-membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic rings; Z¹ and Z² are each independently C or N; K¹, K², K³, and K⁴ are each independently selected from the group consisting of a direct bond, O, and S, wherein at least two of them are direct bonds; L¹, L², L³ and L⁴ are each independently selected from the group consisting of a single bond, absent a bond, O, S, CR′R″, SiR′R″, BR′, and NR′, wherein at least three of L¹, L², L³ and L⁴ is present; R^(E) and R^(F) each independently represent zero, mono, or up to a maximum allowed number of substitutions to its associated ring; each of R′, R″, R^(E), and R^(F) is independently a hydrogen or a substituent selected from the group consisting of deuterium, fluorine, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, amino, silyl, boryl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkenyl, aryl, heteroaryl, nitrile, isonitrile, sulfanyl, and combinations thereof; two adjacent R^(A), R^(D), R^(E), and R^(F) can be joined or fused together to form a ring where chemically feasible; and X¹-X⁴, R^(A), R^(D) and rings A¹ and A² are all defined the same as above. In some embodiments, the ring E and ring F are both 6-membered aromatic rings. In some embodiments, the ring F is a 5-membered or 6-membered heteroaromatic ring. In some embodiments, L² is O or CR′R″. In some embodiments, Z² is N and Z′ is C. In some embodiments, Z² is C and Z¹ is N. In some embodiments, L³ is a direct bond. In some embodiments, L³ is NR′. In some embodiments, K¹, K², K³, and K⁴ are all direct bonds. In some embodiments, one of K¹, K², K³, and K⁴ is O.

In some embodiments, the compound is selected from the group consisting of:

wherein: R^(x) and R^(y) are each selected from the group consisting of alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, and combinations thereof; R^(G) for each occurrence is independently a hydrogen or a substituent selected from the group consisting of deuterium, fluorine, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, amino, silyl, boryl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkenyl, aryl, heteroaryl, nitrile, isonitrile, sulfanyl, and combinations thereof; and X¹-X⁴, R^(A), R^(D) and rings A¹ and A² are all defined the same as above.

In some embodiments, the compound is selected from the group consisting of compounds having the formula of Pt(LA′)(Ly):

wherein LA′ is selected from the group consisting of the structures in the following LIST H:

Z^(A) and Z^(B) are each independently Si or C; X¹, X², X³, X⁴, X⁵, X⁶, and X⁷ are each independently C or N; each A^(BB), R^(BB), R^(CC), R^(D), R^(EF), R^(FF), R^(GG), R^(FS), R^(II) is independently selected from the group consisting of the structures of the following LIST I:

In some embodiments, LA′ is selected from the group consisting of the structures in the following LIST J:

In some embodiment, Ly is selected from the group consisting of the structures shown in the following LIST K:

wherein Ph represents phenyl; wherein each R¹, R², R^(A), R^(B), R^(E), R^(F), R^(Q′), R^(R′), R^(S′), R^(T′), R^(X), R^(X′), R^(Y), R^(AA), R^(BB), R^(CC), R^(DD), R^(EE), R^(FF), R^(GG), R^(HH), and R^(II), is independently selected from the group consisting of the structures of the following LIST I:

In some embodiment, L_(A), is selected from the group consisting of L_(A)1-(Ri)(Rj)(Rk)-L_(A)76-(Ri)(Rj)(Rk)); wherein each of i, j, k, l, m, n, o, p, and q is independently an integer from 1 to 135, and wherein each of L_(A)1-(Rl)(Rl)(Rl) to L_(A)76-(R135)(R135)(R135)(R135) is defined in the following LIST L:

L_(A′)1- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Ro)(Rq), wherein L_(A′)1- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)1- (R135)(R135)(R135) (R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)2- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Rl), wherein L_(A′)2- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)2- (R135)(R135)(R135) (R135) have the structure

L_(A′)3-(Ri)(Rj)(Ro), wherein L_(A′)3- (R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)3- (R135)(R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)4- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Rq), wherein L_(A′)4- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)4- (R135)(R135)(R135) (R135) have the structure

L_(A′)5-(Ri)(Rj)(Rk), wherein L_(A′)5- (R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)5- (R135)(R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)6- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Rq), wherein L_(A′)6- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)-6- (R135)(R135)(R135) (R135) have the structure

L_(A′)7-(Ri)(Rj)(Rk), wherein L_(A′)7- (R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)7- (R135)(R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)8- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Ro), wherein L_(A′)8- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)8- (R135)(R135)(R135) (R135) have the structure

L_(A′)9- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Ro)(Rr), wherein L_(A′)9- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)9- (R135)(R135)(R135) (R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)10- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Rr), wherein L_(A′)10- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)10- (R135)(R135)(R135) (R135) have the structure

L_(A′)11- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Rr), wherein L_(A′)11- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)11- (R135)(R135)(R135) (R135) have the structure

L_(A′)12- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Rn)(Ro) (Rr), wherein L_(A′)12- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) (R1) to L_(A′)12- (R135)(R135)(R135) (R135)(R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)13- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Rn)(Rr), wherein L_(A′)13- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)13- (R135)(R135)(R135) (R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)14- (Ri)(Rj)(Rn)(Ro)(Rr), wherein L_(A′)14- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)44- (R135)(R135)(R135) (R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)15- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Rl)(Rn), wherein L_(A′)15- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)15- (R135)(R135)(R135) (R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)16- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Rl)(Rn), wherein L_(A′)16- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)16- (R135)(R135)(R135) (R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)17- (Ri)(Rj)(Rn)(Ro), wherein L_(A′)17- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)17- (R135)(R135)(R135) (R135) have the structure

L_(A′)18- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Rl)(Rn), wherein L_(A′)18- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(Rl) to L_(A′)18- (R135)(R135)(R135) (R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)19- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Rn), wherein L_(A′)19- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)19- (R135)(R135)(R135) (R135) have the structure

L_(A′)20- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Rn), wherein L_(A′)20- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)20- (R135)(R135)(R135) (R135) have the structure

L_(A′)21- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Rl)(Rn), wherein L_(A′)21- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)21- (R135)(R135)(R135) (R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)22- (Ri)(Rj)(Ro)(Rn), wherein L_(A′)22- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)22- (R135)(R135)(R135) (R135) have the structure

L_(A′)23- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Rn)(Ro), wherein L_(A′)23- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)23- (R135)(R135)(R135) (R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)24- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Rl)(Rq), wherein L_(A′)24- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)24- (R135)(R135)(R135) (R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)25- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Rq), wherein L_(A′)25- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)25- (R135)(R135)(R135) (R135) have the structure

L_(A′)26- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Rl)(Rq), wherein L_(A′)26- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)26- (R135)(R135)(R135) (R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)27- (Ri)(Rj)(Ro)(Rq), wherein L_(A′)27- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)27- (R135)(R135)(R135) (R135) have the structure

L_(A′)28- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Ro)(Rq), wherein L_(A′)28- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)28- (R135)(R135)(R135) (R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)29- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Rq), wherein L_(A′)29- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)29- (R135)(R135)(R135) (R135) have the structure

L_(A′)30- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Rq), wherein L_(A′)30- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)30- (R135)(R135)(R135) (R135) have the structure

L_(A′)31- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Ro)(Rr) (Rs), wherein L_(A′)31 - (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) (R1) toL_(A′)31- (R135)(R135)(R135) (R135)(R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)32- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Rl)(Rq) (Rr), wherein L_(A′)32- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) (R1) to L_(A′)32- (R135)(R135)(R135) (R135)(R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)33- (Ri)(Rj)(Rq)(Rr), wherein L_(A′)33- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)33- (R135)(R135)(R135) (R135) have the structure

L_(A′)34- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Rq)(Rr), wherein L_(A′)34- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)34- (R135)(R135)(R135) (R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)35-(Ri)(Rq)(Rr), wherein L_(A′)35- (R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)35- (R135)(R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)36- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Ro)(Rr), wherein L_(A′)36- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)36- (R135)(R135)(R135) (R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)37- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Rl)(Rr), wherein L_(A′)37- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)37- (R135)(R135)(R135) (R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)38- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Rl)(Rq) (Rn), wherein L_(A′)38- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) (R1) to L_(A′)38- (R135)(R135)(R135) (R135)(R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)39- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Rl)(Rn) (Rr)(Rs), wherein L_(A′)39- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) (R1)(R1) to L_(A′)39- (R135)(R135)(R135) (R135)(R135)(R135) (R135) have the structure

L_(A′)40- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Ro)(Ra)(Rn), wherein L_(A′)40- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)40- (R135)(R135)(R135)(R135) (R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)41- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Ro)(Rn), wherein L_(A′)41- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)41- (R135)(R135)(R135)(R135) (R135) have the structure

L_(A′)42- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Rk)(Rn)(Rq), wherein L_(A′)42- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)42- (R135)(R135)(R135)(R135) (R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)43-(RN)(Rj)(Rn)(Rq), wherein L_(A′)43- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)43- (R135)(R135)(R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)44-(Ri)(Rn)(Rq), wherein L_(A′)44- (R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)44- (R135)(R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)45- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Ro)(Rn)(Rq), wherein L_(A′)45- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)45- (R135)(R135)(R135)(R135) (R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)46-(Ri)(Ro)(Rn)(Rq), wherein L_(A′)46- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)46- (R135)(R135)(R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)47-(Ri)(Rn)(Rr)(Rq), wherein L_(A′)47- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)47- (R135)(R135)(R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)48- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Ro)(Rp), wherein L_(A′)48- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)48- (R135)(R135)(R135)(R135) (R135) have the structure

L_(A′)49- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Rl)(Rp), wherein L_(A′)49- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)49- (R135)(R135)(R135)(R135) (R135) have the structure

L_(A′)50- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Ro)(Rr)(Rq), wherein L_(A′)50- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)50- (R135)(R135)(R135)(R135) (R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)51- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Rl)(Rs), wherein L_(A′)51- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)51- (R135)(R135)(R135)(R135) (R135) have the structure

L_(A′)52-(Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Rl), wherein L_(A′)52- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)52- (R135)(R135)(R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)53- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Rl)(Rm), wherein L_(A′)53- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)53- (R135)(R135)(R135)(R135) (R135) have the structure

L_(A′)54- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Ro)(Rr)(Rq), wherein L_(A′)54- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)54- (R135)(R135)(R135)(R135) (R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)55-(Ri)(Ro)(Rr)(Rq), wherein L_(A′)55- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)55- (R135)(R135)(R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)56- (Ri)(Rj)(Ro)(Rr)(Rq), wherein L_(A′)56- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)56- (R135)(R135)(R135)(R135) (R135) have the structure

L_(A′)57-(Ri)(Rr)(Rq), wherein L_(A′)57- (R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)57- (R135)(R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)58- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Ro)(Rr)(Rq), wherein L_(A′)58- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)58- (R135)(R135)(R135)(R135) (R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)59- (Ri)(Rj)(Ro)(Rr)(Rq), wherein L_(A′)59- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)59- (R135)(R135)(R135)(R135) (R135) have the structure

L_(A′)60-(Ri)(Rr)(Rq), wherein L_(A′)60- (R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)60- (R135)(R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)61- (Ri)(Rj)(Ro)(Rr)(Rq), wherein L_(A′)61- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)61- (R135)(R135)(R135)(R135) (R135) have the structure

L_(A′)62- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Ro)(Rn)(Rp) (Rr), wherein L_(A′)62- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) (R1) to L_(A′)62- (R135)(R135)(R135)(R135) (R135)(R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)63- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Rl)(Rn)(Rp), wherein L_(A′)63- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)63- (R135)(R135)(R135)(R135) (R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)64-(Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Ro), wherein L_(A′)64- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)64- (R135)(R135)(R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)65- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Ro)(Rr)(Rs), wherein L_(A′)65- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)65- (R135)(R135)(R135)(R135) (R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)66-(Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Ro), wherein L_(A′)66- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)66- (R135)(R135)(R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)67-(Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Ro), wherein L_(A′)67- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)67- (R135)(R135)(R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)68-(Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Ro), wherein L_(A′)68- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)68- (R135)(R135)(R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)69-(Ri)(Rj)(Rk), wherein L_(A′)69- (R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)69- (R135)(R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)70- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Ro)(Rn), wherein L_(A′)70- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)70- (R135)(R135)(R135)(R135) (R135) have the structure

L_(A′)71-(Ri)(Rn)(Rr), wherein L_(A′)71- (R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)71- (R135)(R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)72- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Rl)(Rn)(Rq), wherein L_(A′)72- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)72- (R135)(R135)(R135)(R135) (R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)73- (Ri)(R)(Rk)(Ro)(Rn)(Rq), wherein L_(A′)73- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)73- (R135)(R135)(R135)(R135) (R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)74-(Ri)(Rj)(Rq)(Rn), wherein L_(A′)74- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)74- (R135)(R135)(R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)75- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Ro)(Rq), wherein L_(A′)75- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)75- (R135)(R135)(R135)(R135) (R135) have the structure

L_(A′)76- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Ro)(Rr)(Rq), wherein L_(A′)76- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)76- (R135)(R135)(R135)(R135) (R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)77-(Ri)(Ro)(Rn)(Rq), wherein L_(A′)77- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)77- (R135)(R135)(R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)78-(Ri)(Rn)(Rq), wherein L_(A′)78- (R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)78- (R135)(R135)(R135) have the structure

wherein R1 to R135 are defined in the following LIST M:

Structure R1

R2

R3

R4

R5

R6

R7

R8

R9

R10

R11

R12

R13

R14

R15

R16

R17

R18

R19

R20

R21

R22

R23

R24

R25

R26

R27

R28

R29

R30

R31

R32

R33

R34

R35

R36

R37

R38

R39

R40

R41

R42

R43

R44

R45

R46

R47

R48

R49

R50

R51

R52

R53

R54

R55

R56

R57

R58

R59

R60

R61

R62

R63

R64

R65

R66

R67

R68

R69

R70

R71

R72

R73

R74

R75

R76

R77

R78

R79

R80

R81

R82

R83

R84

R85

R86

R87

R88

R89

R90

R91

R92

R93

R94

R95

R96

R97

R98

R99

R100

R101

R102

R103

R104

R105

R106

R107

R108

R109

R110

R111

R112

R113

R114

R115

R116

R117

R118

R119

R120

R121

R122

R123

R124

R125

R126

R127

R128

R129

R130

R131

R132

R133

R134

R135

In some embodiments, the compounds comprising the bidentate ligand L_(A) is selected from the group consisting of:

C. The OLEDs and the Devices of the Present Disclosure

In another aspect, the present disclosure also provides an OLED device comprising a first organic layer that contains a compound as disclosed in the above compounds section of the present disclosure.

In some embodiments, the first organic layer may comprise a compound comprising a ligand L_(A) of Formula I.

In some embodiments, the organic layer may be an emissive layer and the compound as described herein may be an emissive dopant or a non-emissive dopant.

In some embodiments, the organic layer may further comprise a host, wherein the host comprises a triphenylene containing benzo-fused thiophene or benzo-fused furan, wherein any substituent in the host is an unfused substituent independently selected from the group consisting of C_(n)H_(2n+1), OC_(n)H_(2n+1), OAr₁, N(C_(n)H_(2n+1))₂, N(Ar₁)(Ar₂), CH═CH—C_(n)H_(2n+1), C≡CC_(n)H_(2n+1), Ar₁, Ar₁-Ar₂, C—H_(2n)—Ar₁, or no substitution, wherein n is from 1 to 10; and wherein Ar₁ and Ar₂ are independently selected from the group consisting of benzene, biphenyl, naphthalene, triphenylene, carbazole, and heteroaromatic analogs thereof.

In some embodiments, the organic layer further comprises a host, wherein host comprises at least one chemical moiety selected from the group consisting of triphenylene, carbazole, indolocarbazole, dibenzothiophene, dibenzofuran, dibenzoselenophene, 5,9-dioxa-13b-boranaphtho[3,2,1-de]anthracene, aza-triphenylene, azacarbazole, aza-indolocarbazole, aza-dibenzothiophene, aza-dibenzofuran, aza-dibenzoselenophene, and aza-(5,9-dioxa-13b-boranaphtho[3,2,1-de]anthracene).

In some embodiments, the host may be selected from the HOST Group consisting of the structures below:

and combinations thereof.

In some embodiments, the organic layer may further comprise a host, wherein the host comprises a metal complex.

In some embodiments, the compound as described herein may be a sensitizer; wherein the device may further comprise an acceptor; and wherein the acceptor may be selected from the group consisting of fluorescent emitter, delayed fluorescence emitter, and combination thereof.

In yet another aspect, the OLED of the present disclosure may also comprise an emissive region containing a compound as disclosed in the above compounds section of the present disclosure.

In some embodiments, the emissive region may comprise a compound comprising a ligand L_(A) of Formula I.

In some embodiments, at least one of the anode, the cathode, or a new layer disposed over the organic emissive layer functions as an enhancement layer. The enhancement layer comprises a plasmonic material exhibiting surface plasmon resonance that non-radiatively couples to the emitter material and transfers excited state energy from the emitter material to non-radiative mode of surface plasmon polariton. The enhancement layer is provided no more than a threshold distance away from the organic emissive layer, wherein the emitter material has a total non-radiative decay rate constant and a total radiative decay rate constant due to the presence of the enhancement layer and the threshold distance is where the total non-radiative decay rate constant is equal to the total radiative decay rate constant. In some embodiments, the OLED further comprises an outcoupling layer. In some embodiments, the outcoupling layer is disposed over the enhancement layer on the opposite side of the organic emissive layer. In some embodiments, the outcoupling layer is disposed on opposite side of the emissive layer from the enhancement layer but still outcouples energy from the surface plasmon mode of the enhancement layer. The outcoupling layer scatters the energy from the surface plasmon polaritons. In some embodiments this energy is scattered as photons to free space. In other embodiments, the energy is scattered from the surface plasmon mode into other modes of the device such as but not limited to the organic waveguide mode, the substrate mode, or another waveguiding mode. If energy is scattered to the non-free space mode of the OLED other outcoupling schemes could be incorporated to extract that energy to free space. In some embodiments, one or more intervening layer can be disposed between the enhancement layer and the outcoupling layer. The examples for interventing layer(s) can be dielectric materials, including organic, inorganic, perovskites, oxides, and may include stacks and/or mixtures of these materials.

The enhancement layer modifies the effective properties of the medium in which the emitter material resides resulting in any or all of the following: a decreased rate of emission, a modification of emission line-shape, a change in emission intensity with angle, a change in the stability of the emitter material, a change in the efficiency of the OLED, and reduced efficiency roll-off of the OLED device. Placement of the enhancement layer on the cathode side, anode side, or on both sides results in OLED devices which take advantage of any of the above-mentioned effects. In addition to the specific functional layers mentioned herein and illustrated in the various OLED examples shown in the figures, the OLEDs according to the present disclosure may include any of the other functional layers often found in OLEDs.

The enhancement layer can be comprised of plasmonic materials, optically active metamaterials, or hyperbolic metamaterials. As used herein, a plasmonic material is a material in which the real part of the dielectric constant crosses zero in the visible or ultraviolet region of the electromagnetic spectrum. In some embodiments, the plasmonic material includes at least one metal. In such embodiments the metal may include at least one of Ag, Al, Au, Ir, Pt, Ni, Cu, W, Ta, Fe, Cr, Mg, Ga, Rh, Ti, Ru, Pd, In, Bi, Ca alloys or mixtures of these materials, and stacks of these materials. In general, a metamaterial is a medium composed of different materials where the medium as a whole acts differently than the sum of its material parts. In particular, we define optically active metamaterials as materials which have both negative permittivity and negative permeability. Hyperbolic metamaterials, on the other hand, are anisotropic media in which the permittivity or permeability are of different sign for different spatial directions. Optically active metamaterials and hyperbolic metamaterials are strictly distinguished from many other photonic structures such as Distributed Bragg Reflectors (“DBRs”) in that the medium should appear uniform in the direction of propagation on the length scale of the wavelength of light. Using terminology that one skilled in the art can understand: the dielectric constant of the metamaterials in the direction of propagation can be described with the effective medium approximation. Plasmonic materials and metamaterials provide methods for controlling the propagation of light that can enhance OLED performance in a number of ways.

In some embodiments, the enhancement layer is provided as a planar layer. In other embodiments, the enhancement layer has wavelength-sized features that are arranged periodically, quasi-periodically, or randomly, or sub-wavelength-sized features that are arranged periodically, quasi-periodically, or randomly. In some embodiments, the wavelength-sized features and the sub-wavelength-sized features have sharp edges.

In some embodiments, the outcoupling layer has wavelength-sized features that are arranged periodically, quasi-periodically, or randomly, or sub-wavelength-sized features that are arranged periodically, quasi-periodically, or randomly. In some embodiments, the outcoupling layer may be composed of a plurality of nanoparticles and in other embodiments the outcoupling layer is composed of a plurality of nanoparticles disposed over a material. In these embodiments the outcoupling may be tunable by at least one of varying a size of the plurality of nanoparticles, varying a shape of the plurality of nanoparticles, changing a material of the plurality of nanoparticles, adjusting a thickness of the material, changing the refractive index of the material or an additional layer disposed on the plurality of nanoparticles, varying a thickness of the enhancement layer, and/or varying the material of the enhancement layer. The plurality of nanoparticles of the device may be formed from at least one of metal, dielectric material, semiconductor materials, an alloy of metal, a mixture of dielectric materials, a stack or layering of one or more materials, and/or a core of one type of material and that is coated with a shell of a different type of material. In some embodiments, the outcoupling layer is composed of at least metal nanoparticles wherein the metal is selected from the group consisting of Ag, Al, Au, Ir, Pt, Ni, Cu, W, Ta, Fe, Cr, Mg, Ga, Rh, Ti, Ru, Pd, In, Bi, Ca, alloys or mixtures of these materials, and stacks of these materials. The plurality of nanoparticles may have additional layer disposed over them. In some embodiments, the polarization of the emission can be tuned using the outcoupling layer. Varying the dimensionality and periodicity of the outcoupling layer can select a type of polarization that is preferentially outcoupled to air. In some embodiments the outcoupling layer also acts as an electrode of the device.

In yet another aspect, the present disclosure also provides a consumer product comprising an organic light-emitting device (OLED) having an anode; a cathode; and an organic layer disposed between the anode and the cathode, wherein the organic layer may comprise a compound as disclosed in the above compounds section of the present disclosure.

In some embodiments, the consumer product comprises an organic light-emitting device (OLED) having an anode; a cathode; and an organic layer disposed between the anode and the cathode, wherein the organic layer may comprise a compound comprising a ligand L_(A) of Formula I as described herein.

In some embodiments, the consumer product can be one of a flat panel display, a computer monitor, a medical monitor, a television, a billboard, a light for interior or exterior illumination and/or signaling, a heads-up display, a fully or partially transparent display, a flexible display, a laser printer, a telephone, a cell phone, tablet, a phablet, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a wearable device, a laptop computer, a digital camera, a camcorder, a viewfinder, a micro-display that is less than 2 inches diagonal, a 3-D display, a virtual reality or augmented reality display, a vehicle, a video wall comprising multiple displays tiled together, a theater or stadium screen, a light therapy device, and a sign.

Generally, an OLED comprises at least one organic layer disposed between and electrically connected to an anode and a cathode. When a current is applied, the anode injects holes and the cathode injects electrons into the organic layer(s). The injected holes and electrons each migrate toward the oppositely charged electrode. When an electron and hole localize on the same molecule, an “exciton,” which is a localized electron-hole pair having an excited energy state, is formed. Light is emitted when the exciton relaxes via a photoemissive mechanism. In some cases, the exciton may be localized on an excimer or an exciplex. Non-radiative mechanisms, such as thermal relaxation, may also occur, but are generally considered undesirable.

Several OLED materials and configurations are described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,844,363, 6,303,238, and 5,707,745, which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.

The initial OLEDs used emissive molecules that emitted light from their singlet states (“fluorescence”) as disclosed, for example, in U.S. Pat. No. 4,769,292, which is incorporated by reference in its entirety. Fluorescent emission generally occurs in a time frame of less than 10 nanoseconds.

More recently, OLEDs having emissive materials that emit light from triplet states (“phosphorescence”) have been demonstrated. Baldo et al., “Highly Efficient Phosphorescent Emission from Organic Electroluminescent Devices,” Nature, vol. 395, 151-154, 1998; (“Baldo-I”) and Baldo et al., “Very high-efficiency green organic light-emitting devices based on electrophosphorescence,” Appl. Phys. Lett., vol. 75, No. 3, 4-6 (1999) (“Baldo-II”), are incorporated by reference in their entireties. Phosphorescence is described in more detail in U.S. Pat. No. 7,279,704 at cols. 5-6, which are incorporated by reference.

FIG. 1 shows an organic light emitting device 100. The figures are not necessarily drawn to scale. Device 100 may include a substrate 110, an anode 115, a hole injection layer 120, a hole transport layer 125, an electron blocking layer 130, an emissive layer 135, a hole blocking layer 140, an electron transport layer 145, an electron injection layer 150, a protective layer 155, a cathode 160, and a barrier layer 170. Cathode 160 is a compound cathode having a first conductive layer 162 and a second conductive layer 164. Device 100 may be fabricated by depositing the layers described, in order. The properties and functions of these various layers, as well as example materials, are described in more detail in U.S. Pat. No. 7,279,704 at cols. 6-10, which are incorporated by reference.

More examples for each of these layers are available. For example, a flexible and transparent substrate-anode combination is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,844,363, which is incorporated by reference in its entirety. An example of a p-doped hole transport layer is m-MTDATA doped with F₄-TCNQ at a molar ratio of 50:1, as disclosed in U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2003/0230980, which is incorporated by reference in its entirety. Examples of emissive and host materials are disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 6,303,238 to Thompson et al., which is incorporated by reference in its entirety. An example of an n-doped electron transport layer is BPhen doped with Li at a molar ratio of 1:1, as disclosed in U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2003/0230980, which is incorporated by reference in its entirety. U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,703,436 and 5,707,745, which are incorporated by reference in their entireties, disclose examples of cathodes including compound cathodes having a thin layer of metal such as Mg:Ag with an overlying transparent, electrically-conductive, sputter-deposited ITO layer. The theory and use of blocking layers is described in more detail in U.S. Pat. No. 6,097,147 and U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2003/0230980, which are incorporated by reference in their entireties. Examples of injection layers are provided in U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2004/0174116, which is incorporated by reference in its entirety. A description of protective layers may be found in U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2004/0174116, which is incorporated by reference in its entirety.

FIG. 2 shows an inverted OLED 200. The device includes a substrate 210, a cathode 215, an emissive layer 220, a hole transport layer 225, and an anode 230. Device 200 may be fabricated by depositing the layers described, in order. Because the most common OLED configuration has a cathode disposed over the anode, and device 200 has cathode 215 disposed under anode 230, device 200 may be referred to as an “inverted” OLED. Materials similar to those described with respect to device 100 may be used in the corresponding layers of device 200. FIG. 2 provides one example of how some layers may be omitted from the structure of device 100.

The simple layered structure illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2 is provided by way of non-limiting example, and it is understood that embodiments of the present disclosure may be used in connection with a wide variety of other structures. The specific materials and structures described are exemplary in nature, and other materials and structures may be used. Functional OLEDs may be achieved by combining the various layers described in different ways, or layers may be omitted entirely, based on design, performance, and cost factors. Other layers not specifically described may also be included. Materials other than those specifically described may be used. Although many of the examples provided herein describe various layers as comprising a single material, it is understood that combinations of materials, such as a mixture of host and dopant, or more generally a mixture, may be used. Also, the layers may have various sublayers. The names given to the various layers herein are not intended to be strictly limiting. For example, in device 200, hole transport layer 225 transports holes and injects holes into emissive layer 220, and may be described as a hole transport layer or a hole injection layer. In one embodiment, an OLED may be described as having an “organic layer” disposed between a cathode and an anode. This organic layer may comprise a single layer, or may further comprise multiple layers of different organic materials as described, for example, with respect to FIGS. 1 and 2 .

Structures and materials not specifically described may also be used, such as OLEDs comprised of polymeric materials (PLEDs) such as disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,247,190 to Friend et al., which is incorporated by reference in its entirety. By way of further example, OLEDs having a single organic layer may be used. OLEDs may be stacked, for example as described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,707,745 to Forrest et al, which is incorporated by reference in its entirety. The OLED structure may deviate from the simple layered structure illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2 . For example, the substrate may include an angled reflective surface to improve out-coupling, such as a mesa structure as described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,091,195 to Forrest et al., and/or a pit structure as described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,834,893 to Bulovic et al., which are incorporated by reference in their entireties.

Unless otherwise specified, any of the layers of the various embodiments may be deposited by any suitable method. For the organic layers, preferred methods include thermal evaporation, ink-jet, such as described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,013,982 and 6,087,196, which are incorporated by reference in their entireties, organic vapor phase deposition (OVPD), such as described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,337,102 to Forrest et al., which is incorporated by reference in its entirety, and deposition by organic vapor jet printing (OVJP), such as described in U.S. Pat. No. 7,431,968, which is incorporated by reference in its entirety. Other suitable deposition methods include spin coating and other solution based processes. Solution based processes are preferably carried out in nitrogen or an inert atmosphere. For the other layers, preferred methods include thermal evaporation. Preferred patterning methods include deposition through a mask, cold welding such as described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,294,398 and 6,468,819, which are incorporated by reference in their entireties, and patterning associated with some of the deposition methods such as ink-jet and organic vapor jet printing (OVJP). Other methods may also be used. The materials to be deposited may be modified to make them compatible with a particular deposition method. For example, substituents such as alkyl and aryl groups, branched or unbranched, and preferably containing at least 3 carbons, may be used in small molecules to enhance their ability to undergo solution processing. Substituents having 20 carbons or more may be used, and 3-20 carbons are a preferred range. Materials with asymmetric structures may have better solution processability than those having symmetric structures, because asymmetric materials may have a lower tendency to recrystallize. Dendrimer substituents may be used to enhance the ability of small molecules to undergo solution processing.

Devices fabricated in accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure may further optionally comprise a barrier layer. One purpose of the barrier layer is to protect the electrodes and organic layers from damaging exposure to harmful species in the environment including moisture, vapor and/or gases, etc. The barrier layer may be deposited over, under or next to a substrate, an electrode, or over any other parts of a device including an edge. The barrier layer may comprise a single layer, or multiple layers. The barrier layer may be formed by various known chemical vapor deposition techniques and may include compositions having a single phase as well as compositions having multiple phases. Any suitable material or combination of materials may be used for the barrier layer. The barrier layer may incorporate an inorganic or an organic compound or both. The preferred barrier layer comprises a mixture of a polymeric material and a non-polymeric material as described in U.S. Pat. No. 7,968,146, PCT Pat. Application Nos. PCT/US2007/023098 and PCT/US2009/042829, which are herein incorporated by reference in their entireties. To be considered a “mixture”, the aforesaid polymeric and non-polymeric materials comprising the barrier layer should be deposited under the same reaction conditions and/or at the same time. The weight ratio of polymeric to non-polymeric material may be in the range of 95:5 to 5:95. The polymeric material and the non-polymeric material may be created from the same precursor material. In one example, the mixture of a polymeric material and a non-polymeric material consists essentially of polymeric silicon and inorganic silicon.

Devices fabricated in accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure can be incorporated into a wide variety of electronic component modules (or units) that can be incorporated into a variety of electronic products or intermediate components. Examples of such electronic products or intermediate components include display screens, lighting devices such as discrete light source devices or lighting panels, etc. that can be utilized by the end-user product manufacturers. Such electronic component modules can optionally include the driving electronics and/or power source(s). Devices fabricated in accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure can be incorporated into a wide variety of consumer products that have one or more of the electronic component modules (or units) incorporated therein. A consumer product comprising an OLED that includes the compound of the present disclosure in the organic layer in the OLED is disclosed. Such consumer products would include any kind of products that include one or more light source(s) and/or one or more of some type of visual displays. Some examples of such consumer products include flat panel displays, curved displays, computer monitors, medical monitors, televisions, billboards, lights for interior or exterior illumination and/or signaling, heads-up displays, fully or partially transparent displays, flexible displays, rollable displays, foldable displays, stretchable displays, laser printers, telephones, mobile phones, tablets, phablets, personal digital assistants (PDAs), wearable devices, laptop computers, digital cameras, camcorders, viewfinders, micro-displays (displays that are less than 2 inches diagonal), 3-D displays, virtual reality or augmented reality displays, vehicles, video walls comprising multiple displays tiled together, theater or stadium screen, a light therapy device, and a sign. Various control mechanisms may be used to control devices fabricated in accordance with the present disclosure, including passive matrix and active matrix. Many of the devices are intended for use in a temperature range comfortable to humans, such as 18 degrees C. to 30 degrees C., and more preferably at room temperature (20-25° C.), but could be used outside this temperature range, for example, from −40 degree C. to +80° C.

More details on OLEDs, and the definitions described above, can be found in U.S. Pat. No. 7,279,704, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

The materials and structures described herein may have applications in devices other than OLEDs. For example, other optoelectronic devices such as organic solar cells and organic photodetectors may employ the materials and structures. More generally, organic devices, such as organic transistors, may employ the materials and structures.

In some embodiments, the OLED has one or more characteristics selected from the group consisting of being flexible, being rollable, being foldable, being stretchable, and being curved. In some embodiments, the OLED is transparent or semi-transparent. In some embodiments, the OLED further comprises a layer comprising carbon nanotubes.

In some embodiments, the OLED further comprises a layer comprising a delayed fluorescent emitter. In some embodiments, the OLED comprises a RGB pixel arrangement or white plus color filter pixel arrangement. In some embodiments, the OLED is a mobile device, a hand held device, or a wearable device. In some embodiments, the OLED is a display panel having less than 10 inch diagonal or 50 square inch area. In some embodiments, the OLED is a display panel having at least 10 inch diagonal or 50 square inch area. In some embodiments, the OLED is a lighting panel.

In some embodiments, the compound can be an emissive dopant. In some embodiments, the compound can produce emissions via phosphorescence, fluorescence, thermally activated delayed fluorescence, i.e., TADF (also referred to as E-type delayed fluorescence; see, e.g., U.S. application Ser. No. 15/700,352, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety), triplet-triplet annihilation, or combinations of these processes. In some embodiments, the emissive dopant can be a racemic mixture, or can be enriched in one enantiomer. In some embodiments, the compound can be homoleptic (each ligand is the same). In some embodiments, the compound can be heteroleptic (at least one ligand is different from others). When there are more than one ligand coordinated to a metal, the ligands can all be the same in some embodiments. In some other embodiments, at least one ligand is different from the other ligands. In some embodiments, every ligand can be different from each other. This is also true in embodiments where a ligand being coordinated to a metal can be linked with other ligands being coordinated to that metal to form a tridentate, tetradentate, pentadentate, or hexadentate ligands. Thus, where the coordinating ligands are being linked together, all of the ligands can be the same in some embodiments, and at least one of the ligands being linked can be different from the other ligand(s) in some other embodiments.

In some embodiments, the compound can be used as a phosphorescent sensitizer in an OLED where one or multiple layers in the OLED contains an acceptor in the form of one or more fluorescent and/or delayed fluorescence emitters. In some embodiments, the compound can be used as one component of an exciplex to be used as a sensitizer. As a phosphorescent sensitizer, the compound must be capable of energy transfer to the acceptor and the acceptor will emit the energy or further transfer energy to a final emitter. The acceptor concentrations can range from 0.001% to 100%. The acceptor could be in either the same layer as the phosphorescent sensitizer or in one or more different layers. In some embodiments, the acceptor is a TADF emitter. In some embodiments, the acceptor is a fluorescent emitter. In some embodiments, the emission can arise from any or all of the sensitizer, acceptor, and final emitter.

According to another aspect, a formulation comprising the compound described herein is also disclosed.

The OLED disclosed herein can be incorporated into one or more of a consumer product, an electronic component module, and a lighting panel. The organic layer can be an emissive layer and the compound can be an emissive dopant in some embodiments, while the compound can be a non-emissive dopant in other embodiments.

In yet another aspect of the present disclosure, a formulation that comprises the novel compound disclosed herein is described. The formulation can include one or more components selected from the group consisting of a solvent, a host, a hole injection material, hole transport material, electron blocking material, hole blocking material, and an electron transport material, disclosed herein.

The present disclosure encompasses any chemical structure comprising the novel compound of the present disclosure, or a monovalent or polyvalent variant thereof. In other words, the inventive compound, or a monovalent or polyvalent variant thereof, can be a part of a larger chemical structure. Such chemical structure can be selected from the group consisting of a monomer, a polymer, a macromolecule, and a supramolecule (also known as supermolecule). As used herein, a “monovalent variant of a compound” refers to a moiety that is identical to the compound except that one hydrogen has been removed and replaced with a bond to the rest of the chemical structure. As used herein, a “polyvalent variant of a compound” refers to a moiety that is identical to the compound except that more than one hydrogen has been removed and replaced with a bond or bonds to the rest of the chemical structure. In the instance of a supramolecule, the inventive compound can also be incorporated into the supramolecule complex without covalent bonds.

In some embodiments, at least one of the anode, the cathode, or a new layer disposed over the organic emissive layer functions as an enhancement layer. The enhancement layer comprises a plasmonic material exhibiting surface plasmon resonance that non-radiatively couples to the emitter material and transfers excited state energy from the emitter material to non-radiative mode of surface plasmon polariton. The enhancement layer is provided no more than a threshold distance away from the organic emissive layer, wherein the emitter material has a total non-radiative decay rate constant and a total radiative decay rate constant due to the presence of the enhancement layer and the threshold distance is where the total non-radiative decay rate constant is equal to the total radiative decay rate constant. In some embodiments, the OLED further comprises an outcoupling layer. In some embodiments, the outcoupling layer is disposed over the enhancement layer on the opposite side of the organic emissive layer. In some embodiments, the outcoupling layer is disposed on opposite side of the emissive layer from the enhancement layer but still outcouples energy from the surface plasmon mode of the enhancement layer. The outcoupling layer scatters the energy from the surface plasmon polaritons. In some embodiments this energy is scattered as photons to free space. In other embodiments, the energy is scattered from the surface plasmon mode into other modes of the device such as but not limited to the organic waveguide mode, the substrate mode, or another waveguiding mode. If energy is scattered to the non-free space mode of the OLED other outcoupling schemes could be incorporated to extract that energy to free space. In some embodiments, one or more intervening layer can be disposed between the enhancement layer and the outcoupling layer. The examples for interventing layer(s) can be dielectric materials, including organic, inorganic, perovskites, oxides, and may include stacks and/or mixtures of these materials.

The enhancement layer modifies the effective properties of the medium in which the emitter material resides resulting in any or all of the following: a decreased rate of emission, a modification of emission line-shape, a change in emission intensity with angle, a change in the stability of the emitter material, a change in the efficiency of the OLED, and reduced efficiency roll-off of the OLED device. Placement of the enhancement layer on the cathode side, anode side, or on both sides results in OLED devices which take advantage of any of the above-mentioned effects. In addition to the specific functional layers mentioned herein and illustrated in the various OLED examples shown in the figures, the OLEDs according to the present disclosure may include any of the other functional layers often found in OLEDs.

The enhancement layer can be comprised of plasmonic materials, optically active metamaterials, or hyperbolic metamaterials. As used herein, a plasmonic material is a material in which the real part of the dielectric constant crosses zero in the visible or ultraviolet region of the electromagnetic spectrum. In some embodiments, the plasmonic material includes at least one metal. In such embodiments the metal may include at least one of Ag, Al, Au, Ir, Pt, Ni, Cu, W, Ta, Fe, Cr, Mg, Ga, Rh, Ti, Ru, Pd, In, Bi, Ca alloys or mixtures of these materials, and stacks of these materials. In general, a metamaterial is a medium composed of different materials where the medium as a whole acts differently than the sum of its material parts. In particular, we define optically active metamaterials as materials which have both negative permittivity and negative permeability. Hyperbolic metamaterials, on the other hand, are anisotropic media in which the permittivity or permeability are of different sign for different spatial directions. Optically active metamaterials and hyperbolic metamaterials are strictly distinguished from many other photonic structures such as Distributed Bragg Reflectors (“DBRs”) in that the medium should appear uniform in the direction of propagation on the length scale of the wavelength of light. Using terminology that one skilled in the art can understand: the dielectric constant of the metamaterials in the direction of propagation can be described with the effective medium approximation. Plasmonic materials and metamaterials provide methods for controlling the propagation of light that can enhance OLED performance in a number of ways.

In some embodiments, the enhancement layer is provided as a planar layer. In other embodiments, the enhancement layer has wavelength-sized features that are arranged periodically, quasi-periodically, or randomly, or sub-wavelength-sized features that are arranged periodically, quasi-periodically, or randomly. In some embodiments, the wavelength-sized features and the sub-wavelength-sized features have sharp edges.

In some embodiments, the outcoupling layer has wavelength-sized features that are arranged periodically, quasi-periodically, or randomly, or sub-wavelength-sized features that are arranged periodically, quasi-periodically, or randomly. In some embodiments, the outcoupling layer may be composed of a plurality of nanoparticles and in other embodiments the outcoupling layer is composed of a plurality of nanoparticles disposed over a material. In these embodiments the outcoupling may be tunable by at least one of varying a size of the plurality of nanoparticles, varying a shape of the plurality of nanoparticles, changing a material of the plurality of nanoparticles, adjusting a thickness of the material, changing the refractive index of the material or an additional layer disposed on the plurality of nanoparticles, varying a thickness of the enhancement layer, and/or varying the material of the enhancement layer. The plurality of nanoparticles of the device may be formed from at least one of metal, dielectric material, semiconductor materials, an alloy of metal, a mixture of dielectric materials, a stack or layering of one or more materials, and/or a core of one type of material and that is coated with a shell of a different type of material. In some embodiments, the outcoupling layer is composed of at least metal nanoparticles wherein the metal is selected from the group consisting of Ag, Al, Au, Ir, Pt, Ni, Cu, W, Ta, Fe, Cr, Mg, Ga, Rh, Ti, Ru, Pd, In, Bi, Ca, alloys or mixtures of these materials, and stacks of these materials. The plurality of nanoparticles may have additional layer disposed over them. In some embodiments, the polarization of the emission can be tuned using the outcoupling layer. Varying the dimensionality and periodicity of the outcoupling layer can select a type of polarization that is preferentially outcoupled to air. In some embodiments the outcoupling layer also acts as an electrode of the device.

D. Combination of the Compounds of the Present Disclosure with Other Materials

The materials described herein as useful for a particular layer in an organic light emitting device may be used in combination with a wide variety of other materials present in the device. For example, emissive dopants disclosed herein may be used in conjunction with a wide variety of hosts, transport layers, blocking layers, injection layers, electrodes and other layers that may be present. The materials described or referred to below are non-limiting examples of materials that may be useful in combination with the compounds disclosed herein, and one of skill in the art can readily consult the literature to identify other materials that may be useful in combination.

a) Conductivity Dopants:

A charge transport layer can be doped with conductivity dopants to substantially alter its density of charge carriers, which will in turn alter its conductivity. The conductivity is increased by generating charge carriers in the matrix material, and depending on the type of dopant, a change in the Fermi level of the semiconductor may also be achieved. Hole-transporting layer can be doped by p-type conductivity dopants and n-type conductivity dopants are used in the electron-transporting layer.

Non-limiting examples of the conductivity dopants that may be used in an OLED in combination with materials disclosed herein are exemplified below together with references that disclose those materials: EP01617493, EP01968131, EP2020694, EP2684932, US20050139810, US20070160905, US20090167167, US2010288362, WO06081780, WO2009003455, WO2009008277, WO2009011327, WO2014009310, US2007252140, US2015060804, US20150123047, and US2012146012.

b) HIL/HTL:

A hole injecting/transporting material to be used in the present disclosure is not particularly limited, and any compound may be used as long as the compound is typically used as a hole injecting/transporting material. Examples of the material include, but are not limited to: a phthalocyanine or porphyrin derivative; an aromatic amine derivative; an indolocarbazole derivative; a polymer containing fluorohydrocarbon; a polymer with conductivity dopants; a conducting polymer, such as PEDOT/PSS; a self-assembly monomer derived from compounds such as phosphonic acid and silane derivatives; a metal oxide derivative, such as MoO_(x); a p-type semiconducting organic compound, such as 1,4,5,8,9,12-Hexaazatriphenylenehexacarbonitrile; a metal complex, and a cross-linkable compounds.

Examples of aromatic amine derivatives used in HIL or HTL include, but not limit to the following general structures:

Each of Ar¹ to Ar⁹ is selected from the group consisting of aromatic hydrocarbon cyclic compounds such as benzene, biphenyl, triphenyl, triphenylene, naphthalene, anthracene, phenalene, phenanthrene, fluorene, pyrene, chrysene, perylene, and azulene; the group consisting of aromatic heterocyclic compounds such as dibenzothiophene, dibenzofuran, dibenzoselenophene, furan, thiophene, benzofuran, benzothiophene, benzoselenophene, carbazole, indolocarbazole, pyridylindole, pyrrolodipyridine, pyrazole, imidazole, triazole, oxazole, thiazole, oxadiazole, oxatriazole, dioxazole, thiadiazole, pyridine, pyridazine, pyrimidine, pyrazine, triazine, oxazine, oxathiazine, oxadiazine, indole, benzimidazole, indazole, indoxazine, benzoxazole, benzisoxazole, benzothiazole, quinoline, isoquinoline, cinnoline, quinazoline, quinoxaline, naphthyridine, phthalazine, pteridine, xanthene, acridine, phenazine, phenothiazine, phenoxazine, benzofuropyridine, furodipyridine, benzothienopyridine, thienodipyridine, benzoselenophenopyridine, and selenophenodipyridine; and the group consisting of 2 to 10 cyclic structural units which are groups of the same type or different types selected from the aromatic hydrocarbon cyclic group and the aromatic heterocyclic group and are bonded to each other directly or via at least one of oxygen atom, nitrogen atom, sulfur atom, silicon atom, phosphorus atom, boron atom, chain structural unit and the aliphatic cyclic group. Each Ar may be unsubstituted or may be substituted by a substituent selected from the group consisting of deuterium, halogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, arylalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, amino, silyl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, acyl, carboxylic acids, ether, ester, nitrile, isonitrile, sulfanyl, sulfinyl, sulfonyl, phosphino, and combinations thereof.

In one aspect, Ar¹ to Ar⁹ is independently selected from the group consisting of:

wherein k is an integer from 1 to 20; X¹⁰¹ to X¹⁰⁸ is C (including CH) or N; Z¹⁰¹ is NAr¹, O, or S; Ar¹ has the same group defined above.

Examples of metal complexes used in HIL or HTL include, but are not limited to the following general formula:

wherein Met is a metal, which can have an atomic weight greater than 40; Y¹⁰¹-Y¹⁰²) is a bidentate ligand, Y¹⁰¹ and Y¹⁰² are independently selected from C, N, O, P, and S; L¹⁰¹ is an ancillary ligand; k′ is an integer value from 1 to the maximum number of ligands that may be attached to the metal; and k′+k″ is the maximum number of ligands that may be attached to the metal.

In one aspect, Y¹⁰¹-Y¹⁰²) is a 2-phenylpyridine derivative. In another aspect, Y¹⁰¹-Y¹⁰²) is a carbene ligand. In another aspect, Met is selected from Ir, Pt, Os, and Zn. In a further aspect, the metal complex has a smallest oxidation potential in solution vs. Fc⁺/Fc couple less than about 0.6 V.

Non-limiting examples of the HIL and HTL materials that may be used in an OLED in combination with materials disclosed herein are exemplified below together with references that disclose those materials: CN102702075, DE102012005215, EP01624500, EP01698613, EP01806334, EP01930964, EP01972613, EP01997799, EP02011790, EP02055700, EP02055701, EP1725079, EP2085382, EP2660300, EP650955, JP07-073529, JP2005112765, JP2007091719, JP2008021687, JP2014-009196, KR20110088898, KR20130077473, TW201139402, U.S. Ser. No. 06/517,957, US20020158242, US20030162053, US20050123751, US20060182993, US20060240279, US20070145888, US20070181874, US20070278938, US20080014464, US20080091025, US20080106190, US20080124572, US20080145707, US20080220265, US20080233434, US20080303417, US2008107919, US20090115320, US20090167161, US2009066235, US2011007385, US20110163302, US2011240968, US2011278551, US2012205642, US2013241401, US20140117329, US2014183517, U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,061,569, 5,639,914, WO05075451, WO07125714, WO08023550, WO08023759, WO2009145016, WO2010061824, WO2011075644, WO2012177006, WO2013018530, WO2013039073, WO2013087142, WO2013118812, WO2013120577, WO2013157367, WO2013175747, WO2014002873, WO2014015935, WO2014015937, WO2014030872, WO2014030921, WO2014034791, WO2014104514, WO2014157018.

c) EBL:

An electron blocking layer (EBL) may be used to reduce the number of electrons and/or excitons that leave the emissive layer. The presence of such a blocking layer in a device may result in substantially higher efficiencies, and/or longer lifetime, as compared to a similar device lacking a blocking layer. Also, a blocking layer may be used to confine emission to a desired region of an OLED. In some embodiments, the EBL material has a higher LUMO (closer to the vacuum level) and/or higher triplet energy than the emitter closest to the EBL interface. In some embodiments, the EBL material has a higher LUMO (closer to the vacuum level) and/or higher triplet energy than one or more of the hosts closest to the EBL interface. In one aspect, the compound used in EBL contains the same molecule or the same functional groups used as one of the hosts described below.

d) Hosts:

The light emitting layer of the organic EL device of the present disclosure preferably contains at least a metal complex as light emitting material, and may contain a host material using the metal complex as a dopant material. Examples of the host material are not particularly limited, and any metal complexes or organic compounds may be used as long as the triplet energy of the host is larger than that of the dopant. Any host material may be used with any dopant so long as the triplet criteria is satisfied.

Examples of metal complexes used as host are preferred to have the following general formula:

wherein Met is a metal; (Y¹⁰³-Y¹⁰⁴) is a bidentate ligand, Y¹⁰³ and Y¹⁰⁴ are independently selected from C, N, O, P, and S; L¹⁰¹ is an another ligand; k′ is an integer value from 1 to the maximum number of ligands that may be attached to the metal; and k′+k″ is the maximum number of ligands that may be attached to the metal.

In one aspect, the metal complexes are:

wherein (O—N) is a bidentate ligand, having metal coordinated to atoms O and N.

In another aspect, Met is selected from Ir and Pt. In a further aspect, (Y¹⁰³-Y¹⁰⁴) is a carbene ligand. In one aspect, the host compound contains at least one of the following groups selected from the group consisting of aromatic hydrocarbon cyclic compounds such as benzene, biphenyl, triphenyl, triphenylene, tetraphenylene, naphthalene, anthracene, phenalene, phenanthrene, fluorene, pyrene, chrysene, perylene, and azulene; the group consisting of aromatic heterocyclic compounds such as dibenzothiophene, dibenzofuran, dibenzoselenophene, furan, thiophene, benzofuran, benzothiophene, benzoselenophene, carbazole, indolocarbazole, pyridylindole, pyrrolodipyridine, pyrazole, imidazole, triazole, oxazole, thiazole, oxadiazole, oxatriazole, dioxazole, thiadiazole, pyridine, pyridazine, pyrimidine, pyrazine, triazine, oxazine, oxathiazine, oxadiazine, indole, benzimidazole, indazole, indoxazine, benzoxazole, benzisoxazole, benzothiazole, quinoline, isoquinoline, cinnoline, quinazoline, quinoxaline, naphthyridine, phthalazine, pteridine, xanthene, acridine, phenazine, phenothiazine, phenoxazine, benzofuropyridine, furodipyridine, benzothienopyridine, thienodipyridine, benzoselenophenopyridine, and selenophenodipyridine; and the group consisting of 2 to 10 cyclic structural units which are groups of the same type or different types selected from the aromatic hydrocarbon cyclic group and the aromatic heterocyclic group and are bonded to each other directly or via at least one of oxygen atom, nitrogen atom, sulfur atom, silicon atom, phosphorus atom, boron atom, chain structural unit and the aliphatic cyclic group. Each option within each group may be unsubstituted or may be substituted by a substituent selected from the group consisting of deuterium, halogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, arylalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, amino, silyl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, acyl, carboxylic acids, ether, ester, nitrile, isonitrile, sulfanyl, sulfanyl, sulfonyl, phosphino, and combinations thereof.

In one aspect, the host compound contains at least one of the following groups in the molecule:

wherein R¹⁰¹ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, deuterium, halogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, arylalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, amino, silyl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, acyl, carboxylic acids, ether, ester, nitrile, isonitrile, sulfanyl, sulfinyl, sulfonyl, phosphino, and combinations thereof, and when it is aryl or heteroaryl, it has the similar definition as Ar's mentioned above. k is an integer from 0 to 20 or 1 to 20. X¹⁰¹ to X¹⁰⁸ are independently selected from C (including CH) or N. Z¹⁰¹ and Z¹⁰² are independently selected from NR¹⁰¹, O, or S.

Non-limiting examples of the host materials that may be used in an OLED in combination with materials disclosed herein are exemplified below together with references that disclose those materials: EP2034538, EP2034538A, EP2757608, JP2007254297, KR20100079458, KR20120088644, KR20120129733, KR20130115564, TW201329200, US20030175553, US20050238919, US20060280965, US20090017330, US20090030202, US20090167162, US20090302743, US20090309488, US20100012931, US20100084966, US20100187984, US2010187984, US2012075273, US2012126221, US2013009543, US2013105787, US2013175519, US2014001446, US20140183503, US20140225088, US2014034914, U.S. Pat. No. 7,154,114, WO2001039234, WO2004093207, WO2005014551, WO2005089025, WO2006072002, WO2006114966, WO2007063754, WO2008056746, WO2009003898, WO2009021126, WO2009063833, WO2009066778, WO2009066779, WO2009086028, WO2010056066, WO2010107244, WO2011081423, WO2011081431, WO2011086863, WO2012128298, WO2012133644, WO2012133649, WO2013024872, WO2013035275, WO2013081315, WO2013191404, WO2014142472, US20170263869, US20160163995, U.S. Pat. No. 9,466,803,

e) Additional Emitters:

One or more additional emitter dopants may be used in conjunction with the compound of the present disclosure. Examples of the additional emitter dopants are not particularly limited, and any compounds may be used as long as the compounds are typically used as emitter materials. Examples of suitable emitter materials include, but are not limited to, compounds which can produce emissions via phosphorescence, fluorescence, thermally activated delayed fluorescence, i.e., TADF (also referred to as E-type delayed fluorescence), triplet-triplet annihilation, or combinations of these processes.

Non-limiting examples of the emitter materials that may be used in an OLED in combination with materials disclosed herein are exemplified below together with references that disclose those materials: CN103694277, CN1696137, EB01238981, EP01239526, EP01961743, EP1239526, EP1244155, EP1642951, EP1647554, EP1841834, EP1841834B, EP2062907, EP2730583, JP2012074444, JP2013110263, JP4478555, KR1020090133652, KR20120032054, KR20130043460, TW201332980, U.S. Ser. No. 06/699,599, U.S. Ser. No. 06/916,554, US20010019782, US20020034656, US20030068526, US20030072964, US20030138657, US20050123788, US20050244673, US2005123791, US2005260449, US20060008670, US20060065890, US20060127696, US20060134459, US20060134462, US20060202194, US20060251923, US20070034863, US20070087321, US20070103060, US20070111026, US20070190359, US20070231600, US2007034863, US2007104979, US2007104980, US2007138437, US2007224450, US2007278936, US20080020237, US20080233410, US20080261076, US20080297033, US200805851, US2008161567, US2008210930, US20090039776, US20090108737, US20090115322, US20090179555, US2009085476, US2009104472, US20100090591, US20100148663, US20100244004, US20100295032, US2010102716, US2010105902, US2010244004, US2010270916, US20110057559, US20110108822, US20110204333, US2011215710, US2011227049, US2011285275, US2012292601, US20130146848, US2013033172, US2013165653, US2013181190, US2013334521, US20140246656, US2014103305, U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,303,238, 6,413,656, 6,653,654, 6,670,645, 6,687,266, 6,835,469, 6,921,915, 7,279,704, 7,332,232, 7,378,162, 7,534,505, 7,675,228, 7,728,137, 7,740,957, 7,759,489, 7,951,947, 8,067,099, 8,592,586, 8,871,361, WO06081973, WO06121811, WO07018067, WO07108362, WO07115970, WO07115981, WO08035571, WO2002015645, WO2003040257, WO2005019373, WO2006056418, WO2008054584, WO2008078800, WO2008096609, WO2008101842, WO2009000673, WO2009050281, WO2009100991, WO2010028151, WO2010054731, WO2010086089, WO2010118029, WO2011044988, WO2011051404, WO2011107491, WO2012020327, WO2012163471, WO2013094620, WO2013107487, WO2013174471, WO2014007565, WO2014008982, WO2014023377, WO2014024131, WO2014031977, WO2014038456, WO2014112450.

f) HBL:

A hole blocking layer (HBL) may be used to reduce the number of holes and/or excitons that leave the emissive layer. The presence of such a blocking layer in a device may result in substantially higher efficiencies and/or longer lifetime as compared to a similar device lacking a blocking layer. Also, a blocking layer may be used to confine emission to a desired region of an OLED. In some embodiments, the HBL material has a lower HOMO (further from the vacuum level) and/or higher triplet energy than the emitter closest to the HBL interface. In some embodiments, the HBL material has a lower HOMO (further from the vacuum level) and/or higher triplet energy than one or more of the hosts closest to the HBL interface.

In one aspect, compound used in HBL contains the same molecule or the same functional groups used as host described above.

In another aspect, compound used in HBL contains at least one of the following groups in the molecule:

wherein k is an integer from 1 to 20; L¹⁰¹ is another ligand, k′ is an integer from 1 to 3.

g) ETL:

Electron transport layer (ETL) may include a material capable of transporting electrons. Electron transport layer may be intrinsic (undoped), or doped. Doping may be used to enhance conductivity. Examples of the ETL material are not particularly limited, and any metal complexes or organic compounds may be used as long as they are typically used to transport electrons.

In one aspect, compound used in ETL contains at least one of the following groups in the molecule:

wherein R¹⁰¹ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, deuterium, halogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, arylalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, amino, silyl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, acyl, carboxylic acids, ether, ester, nitrile, isonitrile, sulfanyl, sulfinyl, sulfonyl, phosphino, and combinations thereof, when it is aryl or heteroaryl, it has the similar definition as Ar's mentioned above. Ar¹ to Ar³ has the similar definition as Ar's mentioned above. k is an integer from 1 to 20. X¹⁰¹ to X¹⁰⁸ is selected from C (including CH) or N.

In another aspect, the metal complexes used in ETL contains, but not limit to the following general formula:

wherein (O—N) or (N—N) is a bidentate ligand, having metal coordinated to atoms O, N or N, N; L¹⁰¹ is another ligand; k′ is an integer value from 1 to the maximum number of ligands that may be attached to the metal.

Non-limiting examples of the ETL materials that may be used in an OLED in combination with materials disclosed herein are exemplified below together with references that disclose those materials: CN103508940, EP01602648, EP01734038, EP01956007, JP2004-022334, JP2005149918, JP2005-268199, KR0117693, KR20130108183, US20040036077, US20070104977, US2007018155, US20090101870, US20090115316, US20090140637, US20090179554, US2009218940, US2010108990, US2011156017, US2011210320, US2012193612, US2012214993, US2014014925, US2014014927, US20140284580, U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,656,612, 8,415,031, WO2003060956, WO2007111263, WO2009148269, WO2010067894, WO2010072300, WO2011074770, WO2011105373, WO2013079217, WO2013145667, WO2013180376, WO2014104499, WO2014104535,

h) Charge generation layer (CGL)

In tandem or stacked OLEDs, the CGL plays an essential role in the performance, which is composed of an n-doped layer and a p-doped layer for injection of electrons and holes, respectively. Electrons and holes are supplied from the CGL and electrodes. The consumed electrons and holes in the CGL are refilled by the electrons and holes injected from the cathode and anode, respectively; then, the bipolar currents reach a steady state gradually. Typical CGL materials include n and p conductivity dopants used in the transport layers.

In any above-mentioned compounds used in each layer of the OLED device, the hydrogen atoms can be partially or fully deuterated. Thus, any specifically listed substituent, such as, without limitation, methyl, phenyl, pyridyl, etc. may be undeuterated, partially deuterated, and fully deuterated versions thereof. Similarly, classes of substituents such as, without limitation, alkyl, aryl, cycloalkyl, heteroaryl, etc. also may be undeuterated, partially deuterated, and fully deuterated versions thereof.

It is understood that the various embodiments described herein are by way of example only and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. For example, many of the materials and structures described herein may be substituted with other materials and structures without deviating from the spirit of the invention. The present invention as claimed may therefore include variations from the particular examples and preferred embodiments described herein, as will be apparent to one of skill in the art. It is understood that various theories as to why the invention works are not intended to be limiting.

EXPERIMENTS Step 1: Synthesis of 1,2-bis(ethynyldimethylsilyl)ethane 2

Ethynylmagnesium chloride (499 mL, 250 mmol) was added dropwise via cannular to a stirring solution of 1,2-bis(chlorodimethylsilyl)ethane 1 (24 g, 111 mmol) in THF (400 mL) over the course of 90 mins at 25° C. Once addition was complete the reaction was heated to 80° C. and stirred at this temperature for 24 hrs whereupon TLC analysis (10% EtOAc/isohexane) determined complete consumption of starting material. The reaction was carefully diluted with NH₄Cl (sat., aq., 200 mL), then Et₂O (200 mL) was added. The layers were partitioned, the aqueous phase back extracted with Et₂O (2×200 mL) and the combined organic extracts washed with brine (sat., aq., 200 mL) before passing through a phase separator cartridge. The crude material was concentrated directly onto silica and purified by column chromatography, eluting with neat isohexane to 20% Et₂O/isohexane to afford the title compound 2 as a yellow oil, 19.0 g, 97.7 mmol.

Step 2: Synthesis of 1,1,4,4-tetramethyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]disiline-6-carbaldehyde 4

Iodine (0.50 g, 1.95 mmol) was added to a stirring suspension of zinc (1.28 g, 19.54 mmol) in CH₃CN (175 mL). The brown colour dissipated over the course of 5 mins to leave a grey suspension which was stirred for an additional 45 mins. The suspension was cooled to 5° C. and 1,2-bis(ethynyldimethylsilyl)ethane 2 (19.0 g, 98 mmol) was added over 10 mins, followed by 3,3-diethoxyprop-1-yne (19.6 mL, 137 mmol) which was added over the course of 5 mins. Finally, CoBr₂ (2.14 g, 9.77 mmol) as a solution in CH₃CN (25 mL) was added over the course of 10 mins. The mixture turned brown over the course of 20 mins and was stirred at 25° C. for 24 hrs whereupon TLC indicated complete consumption of the starting material. The reaction was diluted with 2N HCl (aq., 2 eq., 100 mL) and stirred for 24 hrs at which time the reaction was diluted with water and EtOAc. The layers were separated, and the aqueous phase back extracted with EtOAc (×2). The combined organic extracts were washed with brine (×1), dried over MgSO₄, concentrated directly onto silica and purified by column chromatography eluting with neat isohexane to 5% EtOAc to 10% EtOAc/isohexane to afford the title compound as an orange oil, 11.2 g, 45.1 mmol.

Step 3: Synthesis of 1,1,4,4-tetramethyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]disiline-6-carboxylic acid 5

A mixture of 1,1,4,4-tetramethyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]disiline-6-carbaldehyde 4 (11.2 g, 45.1 mmol) and Oxone (27.7 g, 90 mmol) in DMF (180 mL) was stirred at 25° C. for 18 hrs at which time TLC analysis (10% EtOAc/isohexane) indicated complete consumption of the starting material. The reaction was diluted with water and EtOAc and the phases separated. The aqueous phase was back extracted with EtOAc (×2) and the combined organic phases washed with brine (×2), passed through a phase separator cartridge and concentrated directly onto silica for purification by column chromatography, eluting with neat isohexane to 25% EtOAc/isohexane to afford the title compound as a white solid, 9.27 g, 35.1 mmol.

Step 4: Synthesis of 1,1,4,4-tetramethyl-N-(pivaloyloxy)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]disiline carboxamide 6

1,1,4,4-Tetramethyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]disiline-6-carboxylic acid 5 (9.27 g, 35.1 mmol) was dissolved in THF (350 mL) and the solution cooled to 0° C. 2,4,6-tripropyl-1,3,5,2,4,6-trioxatriphosphinane 2,4,6-trioxide (T3P, 50% in EtOAc, 45.9 mL, 77 mmol) was added dropwise over 5 mins and the reaction stirred at 25° C. for 90 mins before DIPEA (36.6 mL, 210 mmol) and O-pivaloylhydroxylamine trifluoromethanesulfonate 12 (10.30 g, 38.6 mmol) were added sequentially. The reaction was stirred for 20 hrs whereupon TLC analysis indicated complete consumption of starting material. The reaction was diluted with water and EtOAc and the layers separated. The aqueous phase was back extracted with EtOAc (×1) and the combined organic extracts washed with NaHCO₃ (sat., aq., ×1) and brine (sat., ×1) before passing through a phase separator and concentrating directly onto silica. Purification by column chromatography, eluting with neat isohexane to 10% EtOAc to 25% EtOAc/isohexane afforded the title compound as a waxy yellow solid, 7.53 g at 95% purity, 19.67 mmol.

Step 5: Synthesis of 1,1,4,4-tetramethyl-2,3,4,7-tetrahydro-[1,4]disilino[2,3-g]isoquinolin-6(1H)-one 8

1,1,4,4-Tetramethyl-N-(pivaloyloxy)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydrobenzo[b][1,4]disiline-6-carboxamide 6 (7.53 g, 19.67 mmol), vinyl acetate (2.72 mL, 29.5 mmol), CsOAc (1.13 g, 5.90 mmol) and dichloro(pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)rhodium(II)dimer (0.13 g, 0.20 mmol) were combined and dissolved in MeOH. The reaction was vacuum/nitrogen back-filled until reflux (×3) then heated at 45° C. for 21 hrs whereupon TLC analysis indicated complete consumption of starting material. The reaction was concentrated directly onto silica for purification by column chromatography: eluting with neat isohexane to 25% to 50% EtOAc/isohexane to afford the title compound as a yellow solid, 3.49 g, 12.1 mmol.

Step 6: Synthesis of 6-chloro-1,1,4,4-tetramethyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-[1,4]disilino[2,3-g]isoquinoline 9

1,1,4,4-Tetramethyl-2,3,4,7-tetrahydro-[1,4]disilino[2,3-g]isoquinolin-6(1H)-one 8 (3.49 g, 12.1 mmol) was dissolved in POCl₃ (11.4 mL, 122 mmol) and Et₃N (1.7 mL, 12.1 mmol) added at 25° C. The reaction mixture was sparged with nitrogen for 5 mins then heated to 85° C. and stirred at this temperature for 75 mins. The reaction was concentrated in vacuo and the crude product combined with the crude material from another reaction done in parallel (2.3 g, 8.0 mmol). The combined crude material was dissolved in EtOAc (200 mL) and water (200 mL) added. The phases were separated, and the aqueous phase back extracted with EtOAc (2×100 mL). The combined organic phases were washed with brine (2×100 mL) and passed through a phase separator cartridge before concentrating directly onto silica. Purification by column chromatography eluting with neat isohexane to 10% EtOAc/isohexane afforded the title compound as an orange oil, 5.56 g, 18.2 mmol (91% combined yield).

Step 7: Synthesis of 6-(3,5-dimethylphenyl)-1,1,4,4-tetramethyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-[1,4]disilino[2,3-g]isoquinoline

6-Chloro-1,1,4,4-tetramethyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-[1,4]disilino[2,3-g]isoquinoline 9 (5.56 g, 18.2 mmol), (3,5-dimethylphenyl)boronic acid (3.27 g, 21.8 mmol), Pd tetratriphenylphosphine (1.05 g, 0.91 mmol) and K₂CO₃ (10.05 g, 72.7 mmol) were combined and dissolved in THF (60 mL) and water (60 mL). The reaction mixture was sparged with nitrogen for 15 mins then vacuum-nitrogen backfilled until reflux (×5). The reaction was heated to 80° C. and stirred at this temperature for 18 hrs. The reaction was cooled to 25° C. and diluted with EtOAc and water. The phases were separated, and the aqueous phase back extracted with EtOAc (×1). The combined organic extracts were washed with brine (×1) passed through a phase separator then concentrated directly onto silica. Purification by column chromatography, eluting with neat isohexane to 5% to 10% EtOAc/isohexane afforded the title compound as a pale yellow oil which slowly recrystallised to a pale yellow solid under high vacuum, 5.63 g, 15.0 mmol.

A suspension of 6-(3,5-dimethylphenyl)-1,1,4,4-tetramethyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-[1,4]disilino[2,3-g]isoquinoline (0.17 g, 0.45 mmol) and iridium(III) chloride hydrate (75 mg, 0.21 mmol) in a mixture of 2-ethoxyethanol and water was heated at 100° C. overnight to give the intermediate μ-dichloride complex (0.3 g 72%).

The intermediate p-dichloride complex (70 mg, 0.036 mmol). 3,7-Diethylnonane-4,6-dione (46 mg, 0.215 mmol), powdered potassium carbonate (30 mg, 0.215 mmol) were added to THF, and the reaction mixture was heated at 50° C. overnight. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature and DIUF water (500 mL) added. The slurry was filtered, and the solvent was removed. The residue was coated onto silica gel and purified on a silica gel column, eluting with a gradient of a mixture of dichloromethane and hexanes to give the inventive compound (30 mg, 36% yield) as a red solid.

A suspension of 1-(3,5-dimethylphenyl)-6-(trimethylsilyl)isoquinoline (6.53 g, 21.37 mmol, 2.2 equiv) and iridium(III) chloride hydrate (2.9 g, 9.71 mmol, 1.0 equiv) was heated at 125° C. overnight to give the intermediate p-dichloride complex. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature. 3,7-Diethylnonane-4,6-dione (2.06 g, 9.71 mmol, 2.0 equiv), powdered potassium carbonate (2.02 g, 14.58 mmol, 3.0 equiv) and triethylphosphate (60 mL) were added and the reaction mixture heated at 42° C. overnight. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature and DIUF water (500 mL) added. The slurry was filtered, and the solid washed with methanol (100 mL). The red solid was dissolved in dichloromethane (250 mL), adsorbed onto silica gel (100 g) and purified on an Interchim automated chromatography system (330 g Sorbtech silica gel cartridge), eluting with a gradient of 5 to 40% dichloromethane in hexanes to give bis[1-(3,5-dimethylphenyl)-2′-yl)-6-(trimethylsilyl)isoquinolin-1′-yl]-(3,7-diethyl-4,6-nonanedionato-k₂O,O′)-iridium(III) (3.45 g, 35% yield, 99.5% purity) as a red solid.

The photoluminescence (PL) spectra of both inventive and comparative compounds are shown in FIG. 3 . The PL intensities are normalized to the maximum of the first emission peaks. Both compounds exhibit structural emission profiles. The inventive compound exhibits peak maximum at 639 nm with photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY) of 86% and excited state decay lifetime (i) of 1.19 μs, while the comparative compound exhibit peak maximum at 636 nm with PLQY of 85% and T of 1.25 μs. While both compounds have similar emission peak maximum wavelength, it can be seen that the intensity of the second PL peak of the inventive compound is lower than that of the comparative example. The broad emission spectrum, more specifically the strong contribution from the second emission peak, is a major problem for achieving good color purity. In addition, the inventive compound exhibits higher PLQY and short τ. When the inventive compound is used as an emitting dopant in an organic electroluminescence device, it would be expected to emit more saturated red emission with higher efficiency than the comparative compound offering improved device performance. 

What is claimed is:
 1. A compound comprising a ligand L_(A) of Formula I:

wherein: A¹ and A² are each independently a monocyclic or multicyclic fused ring system comprising one or more fused or unfused 5-membered or 6-membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic rings; X¹-X⁴ are each independently C or N with the proviso that at least one of X¹-X⁴ is C and at least one of X¹-X⁴ is N; K¹ and K² is each independently selected from the group consisting of a direct bond, O, and S; L¹ is selected from the group consisting of a single bond, O, S, C═R′, CR′R″, SiR′R″, GeRR′, BR′, BR′R″, and NR′; R^(A) and R^(D) each represents zero, mono, or up to a maximum allowable substitution to its associated ring; at least one of R^(A) and R^(D) has a structure of Formula II which is fused to corresponding A¹ and A²;

Z¹-Z⁴ are each independently selected from the group consisting of CRR′, SiRR′, and GeRR′ with the proviso that at least one of Z¹-Z⁴ is GeRR′ or SiRR′; n=0 or 1; when n is 1 and A¹ or A² is a pyridine ring which is fused to Formula II, at least two of Z¹-Z⁴ are GeRR′ or SiRR′; each R^(A), R^(D), R, and R′ is independently a hydrogen or a substituent selected from the group consisting of deuterium, halogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, boryl, arylalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, amino, silyl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, acyl, carboxylic acid, ether, ester, nitrile, isonitrile, sulfanyl, sulfinyl, sulfonyl, phosphino, and combinations thereof; the ligand L_(A) complexes to a metal M through the dashed lines to form a 5-membered chelate ring; M is selected from the group consisting of Os, Ir, Pd, Pt, Cu, Ag, and Au; M can be coordinated to other ligands; L_(A) can be linked with other ligands to comprise a tridentate, tetradentate, pentadentate, or hexadentate ligand; and any two adjacent R^(A), R^(D), R, and R′ can be joined or fused to form a ring.
 2. The compound of claim 1, wherein the compound has the structure of Formula III:

wherein: M¹ is Pd or Pt; moieties E and F are each independently monocyclic or polycyclic ring structure comprising 5-membered and/or 6-membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic rings; Z^(1*) and Z^(2*) are each independently C or N; K¹, K², K³, and K⁴ are each independently selected from the group consisting of a direct bond, O, and S, wherein at least two of them are direct bonds; L¹, L², L³ and L⁴ are each independently selected from the group consisting of a single bond, absent a bond, O, S, CR′R″, SiR′R″, BR′, and NR′, wherein at least three of L¹, L², L³ and L⁴ is present; R^(E) and R^(F) each independently represent zero, mono, or up to a maximum allowed number of substitutions to its associated ring; each of R′, R″, R^(E), and R^(F) is independently a hydrogen or a substituent selected from the group consisting of deuterium, fluorine, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, amino, silyl, boryl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkenyl, aryl, heteroaryl, nitrile, isonitrile, sulfanyl, and combinations thereof; two adjacent R^(A), R^(D), R^(E), and R^(F) can be joined or fused together to form a ring where chemically feasible; and X¹-X⁴, R^(A), R^(D) and rings A¹ and A² are all defined the same as above.
 3. The compound of claim 2, wherein the compound is selected from the group consisting of:

wherein: R^(x) and R^(y) are each selected from the group consisting of alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, and combinations thereof; R^(G) for each occurrence is independently a hydrogen or a substituent selected from the group consisting of deuterium, fluorine, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, amino, silyl, boryl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkenyl, aryl, heteroaryl, nitrile, isonitrile, sulfanyl, and combinations thereof; and X¹-X⁴, R^(A), R^(D) and rings A¹ and A² are all defined the same as above.
 4. The compound of claim 2, wherein the compound is selected from the group consisting of compounds having the formula of Pt(L_(A′))(L_(y)):

wherein L_(A′) is selected from the group consisting of the structures in the following LIST H:

Z^(A) and Z^(B) are each independently Si or C; X¹, X², X³, X⁴, X⁵, X⁶, and X⁷ are each independently C or N; each R^(AA), R^(BB), R^(CC), R^(DD), R^(EE), R^(FF), R^(GG), R^(HH), R^(II) is independently selected from the group consisting of the structures of the following LIST I:

Wherein Ly is selected from the group consisting of the structures shown in the following LIST K:

wherein Ph represents phenyl; wherein each R¹, R², R^(A), R^(B), R^(E), R^(F), R^(Q′), R^(R′), R^(S′), R^(T′), R^(X), R^(X′), R^(Y), R^(AA), R^(BB), R^(CC), R^(DD), R^(EE), R^(FF), R^(GG), R^(HH), and R^(II), is independently selected from the group consisting of the structures of the following LIST I:


5. The compound of claim 4, wherein L_(A), is selected from the group consisting of the structures in the following LIST J:


6. The compound of claim 4, wherein L_(A), is selected from the group consisting of L_(A)1-(Ri)(Rj)(Rk)-L_(A)76-(Ri)(Rj)(Rk)); wherein each of i, j, k, l, m, n, o, p, and q is independently an integer from 1 to 135, and wherein each of L_(A)1-(Rl)(Rl)(Rl) to L_(A)76-(R135)(R135)(R135)(R135) is defined in the following LIST L: L_(A′)1- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Ro)(Rq), wherein L_(A′)1- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)1- (R135)(R135)(R135) (R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)2- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Rl), wherein L_(A′)2- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)2- (R135)(R135)(R135) (R135) have the structure

L_(A′)3-(Ri)(Rj)(Ro), wherein L_(A′)3- (R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)3- (R135)(R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)4- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Rq), wherein L_(A′)4- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)4- (R135)(R135)(R135) (R135) have the structure

L_(A′)5-(Ri)(Rj)(Rk), wherein L_(A′)5- (R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)5- (R135)(R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)6- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Rq), wherein L_(A′)6- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)-6- (R135)(R135)(R135) (R135) have the structure

L_(A′)7-(Ri)(Rj)(Rk), wherein L_(A′)7- (R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)7- (R135)(R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)8- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Ro), wherein L_(A′)8- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)8- (R135)(R135)(R135) (R135) have the structure

L_(A′)9- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Ro)(Rr), wherein L_(A′)9- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)9- (R135)(R135)(R135) (R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)10- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Rr), wherein L_(A′)10- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)10- (R135)(R135)(R135) (R135) have the structure

L_(A′)11- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Rr), wherein L_(A′)11- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)11- (R135)(R135)(R135) (R135) have the structure

L_(A′)12- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Rn)(Ro) (Rr), wherein L_(A′)12- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) (R1) to L_(A′)12- (R135)(R135)(R135) (R135)(R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)13- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Rn)(Rr), wherein L_(A′)13- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)13- (R135)(R135)(R135) (R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)14- (Ri)(Rj)(Rn)(Ro)(Rr), wherein L_(A′)14- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)44- (R135)(R135)(R135) (R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)15- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Rl)(Rn), wherein L_(A′)15- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)15- (R135)(R135)(R135) (R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)16- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Rl)(Rn), wherein L_(A′)16- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)16- (R135)(R135)(R135) (R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)17- (Ri)(Rj)(Rn)(Ro), wherein L_(A′)17- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)17- (R135)(R135)(R135) (R135) have the structure

L_(A′)18- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Rl)(Rn), wherein L_(A′)18- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(Rl) to L_(A′)18- (R135)(R135)(R135) (R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)19- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Rn), wherein L_(A′)19- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)19- (R135)(R135)(R135) (R135) have the structure

L_(A′)20- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Rn), wherein L_(A′)20- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)20- (R135)(R135)(R135) (R135) have the structure

L_(A′)21- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Rl)(Rn), wherein L_(A′)21- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)21- (R135)(R135)(R135) (R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)22- (Ri)(Rj)(Ro)(Rn), wherein L_(A′)22- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)22- (R135)(R135)(R135) (R135) have the structure

L_(A′)23- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Rn)(Ro), wherein L_(A′)23- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)23- (R135)(R135)(R135) (R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)24- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Rl)(Rq), wherein L_(A′)24- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)24- (R135)(R135)(R135) (R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)25- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Rq), wherein L_(A′)25- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)25- (R135)(R135)(R135) (R135) have the structure

L_(A′)26- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Rl)(Rq), wherein L_(A′)26- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)26- (R135)(R135)(R135) (R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)27- (Ri)(Rj)(Ro)(Rq), wherein L_(A′)27- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)27- (R135)(R135)(R135) (R135) have the structure

L_(A′)28- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Ro)(Rq), wherein L_(A′)28- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)28- (R135)(R135)(R135) (R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)29- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Rq), wherein L_(A′)29- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)29- (R135)(R135)(R135) (R135) have the structure

L_(A′)30- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Rq), wherein L_(A′)30- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)30- (R135)(R135)(R135) (R135) have the structure

L_(A′)31- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Ro)(Rr) (Rs), wherein L_(A′)31 - (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) (R1) toL_(A′)31- (R135)(R135)(R135) (R135)(R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)32- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Rl)(Rq) (Rr), wherein L_(A′)32- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) (R1) to L_(A′)32- (R135)(R135)(R135) (R135)(R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)33- (Ri)(Rj)(Rq)(Rr), wherein L_(A′)33- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)33- (R135)(R135)(R135) (R135) have the structure

L_(A′)34- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Rq)(Rr), wherein L_(A′)34- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)34- (R135)(R135)(R135) (R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)35-(Ri)(Rq)(Rr), wherein L_(A′)35- (R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)35- (R135)(R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)36- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Ro)(Rr), wherein L_(A′)36- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)36- (R135)(R135)(R135) (R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)37- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Rl)(Rr), wherein L_(A′)37- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)37- (R135)(R135)(R135) (R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)38- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Rl)(Rq) (Rn), wherein L_(A′)38- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) (R1) to L_(A′)38- (R135)(R135)(R135) (R135)(R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)39- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Rl)(Rn) (Rr)(Rs), wherein L_(A′)39- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) (R1)(R1) to L_(A′)39- (R135)(R135)(R135) (R135)(R135)(R135) (R135) have the structure

L_(A′)40- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Ro)(Ra)(Rn), wherein L_(A′)40- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)40- (R135)(R135)(R135)(R135) (R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)41- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Ro)(Rn), wherein L_(A′)41- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)41- (R135)(R135)(R135)(R135) (R135) have the structure

L_(A′)42- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Rk)(Rn)(Rq), wherein L_(A′)42- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)42- (R135)(R135)(R135)(R135) (R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)43-(RN)(Rj)(Rn)(Rq), wherein L_(A′)43- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)43- (R135)(R135)(R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)44-(Ri)(Rn)(Rq), wherein L_(A′)44- (R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)44- (R135)(R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)45- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Ro)(Rn)(Rq), wherein L_(A′)45- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)45- (R135)(R135)(R135)(R135) (R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)46-(Ri)(Ro)(Rn)(Rq), wherein L_(A′)46- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)46- (R135)(R135)(R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)47-(Ri)(Rn)(Rr)(Rq), wherein L_(A′)47- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)47- (R135)(R135)(R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)48- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Ro)(Rp), wherein L_(A′)48- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)48- (R135)(R135)(R135)(R135) (R135) have the structure

L_(A′)49- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Rl)(Rp), wherein L_(A′)49- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)49- (R135)(R135)(R135)(R135) (R135) have the structure

L_(A′)50- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Ro)(Rr)(Rq), wherein L_(A′)50- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)50- (R135)(R135)(R135)(R135) (R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)51- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Rl)(Rs), wherein L_(A′)51- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)51- (R135)(R135)(R135)(R135) (R135) have the structure

L_(A′)52-(Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Rl), wherein L_(A′)52- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)52- (R135)(R135)(R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)53- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Rl)(Rm), wherein L_(A′)53- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)53- (R135)(R135)(R135)(R135) (R135) have the structure

L_(A′)54- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Ro)(Rr)(Rq), wherein L_(A′)54- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)54- (R135)(R135)(R135)(R135) (R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)55-(Ri)(Ro)(Rr)(Rq), wherein L_(A′)55- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)55- (R135)(R135)(R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)56- (Ri)(Rj)(Ro)(Rr)(Rq), wherein L_(A′)56- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)56- (R135)(R135)(R135)(R135) (R135) have the structure

L_(A′)57-(Ri)(Rr)(Rq), wherein L_(A′)57- (R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)57- (R135)(R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)58- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Ro)(Rr)(Rq), wherein L_(A′)58- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)58- (R135)(R135)(R135)(R135) (R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)59- (Ri)(Rj)(Ro)(Rr)(Rq), wherein L_(A′)59- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)59- (R135)(R135)(R135)(R135) (R135) have the structure

L_(A′)60-(Ri)(Rr)(Rq), wherein L_(A′)60- (R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)60- (R135)(R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)61- (Ri)(Rj)(Ro)(Rr)(Rq), wherein L_(A′)61- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)61- (R135)(R135)(R135)(R135) (R135) have the structure

L_(A′)62- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Ro)(Rn)(Rp) (Rr), wherein L_(A′)62- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) (R1) to L_(A′)62- (R135)(R135)(R135)(R135) (R135)(R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)63- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Rl)(Rn)(Rp), wherein L_(A′)63- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)63- (R135)(R135)(R135)(R135) (R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)64-(Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Ro), wherein L_(A′)64- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)64- (R135)(R135)(R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)65- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Ro)(Rr)(Rs), wherein L_(A′)65- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)65- (R135)(R135)(R135)(R135) (R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)66-(Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Ro), wherein L_(A′)66- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)66- (R135)(R135)(R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)67-(Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Ro), wherein L_(A′)67- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)67- (R135)(R135)(R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)68-(Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Ro), wherein L_(A′)68- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)68- (R135)(R135)(R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)69-(Ri)(Rj)(Rk), wherein L_(A′)69- (R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)69- (R135)(R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)70- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Ro)(Rn), wherein L_(A′)70- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)70- (R135)(R135)(R135)(R135) (R135) have the structure

L_(A′)71-(Ri)(Rn)(Rr), wherein L_(A′)71- (R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)71- (R135)(R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)72- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Rl)(Rn)(Rq), wherein L_(A′)72- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)72- (R135)(R135)(R135)(R135) (R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)73- (Ri)(R)(Rk)(Ro)(Rn)(Rq), wherein L_(A′)73- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)73- (R135)(R135)(R135)(R135) (R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)74-(Ri)(Rj)(Rq)(Rn), wherein L_(A′)74- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)74- (R135)(R135)(R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)75- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Ro)(Rq), wherein L_(A′)75- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)75- (R135)(R135)(R135)(R135) (R135) have the structure

L_(A′)76- (Ri)(Rj)(Rk)(Ro)(Rr)(Rq), wherein L_(A′)76- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)76- (R135)(R135)(R135)(R135) (R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)77-(Ri)(Ro)(Rn)(Rq), wherein L_(A′)77- (R1)(R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)77- (R135)(R135)(R135)(R135) have the structure

L_(A′)78-(Ri)(Rn)(Rq), wherein L_(A′)78- (R1)(R1)(R1) to L_(A′)78- (R135)(R135)(R135) have the structure

wherein R1 to R135 are defined in the following LIST M: Structure R1

R2

R3

R4

R5

R6

R7

R8

R9

R10

R11

R12

R13

R14

R15

R16

R17

R18

R19

R20

R21

R22

R23

R24

R25

R26

R27

R28

R29

R30

R31

R32

R33

R34

R35

R36

R37

R38

R39

R40

R41

R42

R43

R44

R45

R46

R47

R48

R49

R50

R51

R52

R53

R54

R55

R56

R57

R58

R59

R60

R61

R62

R63

R64

R65

R66

R67

R68

R69

R70

R71

R72

R73

R74

R75

R76

R77

R78

R79

R80

R81

R82

R83

R84

R85

R86

R87

R88

R89

R90

R91

R92

R93

R94

R95

R96

R97

R98

R99

R100

R101

R102

R103

R104

R105

R106

R107

R108

R109

R110

R111

R112

R113

R114

R115

R116

R117

R118

R119

R120

R121

R122

R123

R124

R125

R126

R127

R128

R129

R130

R131

R132

R133

R134

R135


7. The compound of claim 2, wherein each R^(A), R^(D), R, and R′ is independently a hydrogen or a substituent selected from the group consisting of deuterium, fluorine, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, amino, silyl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkenyl, aryl, heteroaryl, nitrile, isonitrile, sulfanyl, and combinations thereof.
 8. The compound of claim 2, wherein one of A¹ and A² is benzene, and the other one of A¹ and A² is selected from the group consisting of pyrimidine, pyridine, pyridazine, triazine, pyrazine, benzene, imidazole, pyrazole, oxazole, thiazole, and N-heterocycliccarbene.
 9. The compound of claim 2, wherein one of Z¹-Z⁴ is SiRR′, and the remainder of Z¹-Z⁴ are CRR′, or two of Z¹-Z⁴ are SiRR′, and the remainder of Z¹-Z⁴ are CRR′.
 10. The compound of claim 2, wherein R and R′ are each independently selected from the group consisting of alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, and combinations thereof.
 11. The compound of claim 2, wherein the ligand L_(A) is selected from the group consisting of:

wherein: T is selected from the group consisting of B, Al, Ga, and In; each of Y¹ to Y¹³ is independently selected from the group consisting of carbon and nitrogen; Y′ is selected from the group consisting of BR_(e), NR_(e), PR_(e), O, S, Se, C═O, S═O, SO₂, CR_(e)R_(f), SiR_(e)R_(f), and GeR_(e)R_(f′); R_(e) and R_(f) can be fused or joined to form a ring; each R_(a), R_(b), R_(c), and R_(d) independently represent zero, mono, or up to a maximum allowed number of substitutions to its associated ring; each of R_(a1), R_(b1), R_(c1), R_(d1), R_(a), R_(b), R_(c), R_(d), R_(e) and R_(f) is independently a hydrogen or a substituent selected from the group consisting of deuterium, halide, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, arylalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, amino, silyl, boryl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, acyl, carbonyl, carboxylic acid, ester, nitrile, isonitrile, sulfanyl, sulfinyl, sulfonyl, phosphino, and combinations thereof; the general substituents defined herein; and any two adjacent R_(a), R_(b), R_(c), R_(d), R_(e) and R_(f) can be fused or joined to form a ring or form a multidentate ligand.
 12. The compound of claim 1, wherein the ligand L_(A) is selected from the group consisting of:

wherein i is an integer from 1 to 688, wherein for each i, R^(E) and G are defined as the Table 1 below: i R^(E) G 1 R¹ G¹ 2 R² G¹ 3 R³ G¹ 4 R⁴ G¹ 5 R⁵ G¹ 6 R⁶ G¹ 7 R⁷ G¹ 8 R⁸ G¹ 9 R⁹ G¹ 10 R¹⁰ G¹ 11 R¹¹ G¹ 12 R¹² G¹ 13 R¹³ G¹ 14 R¹⁴ G¹ 15 R¹⁵ G¹ 16 R¹⁶ G¹ 17 R¹⁷ G¹ 18 R¹⁸ G¹ 19 R¹⁹ G¹ 20 R²⁰ G¹ 21 R²¹ G¹ 22 R²² G¹ 23 R²³ G¹ 24 R²⁴ G¹ 25 R²⁵ G¹ 26 R²⁶ G¹ 27 R²⁷ G¹ 28 R²⁸ G¹ 29 R²⁹ G¹ 30 R³⁰ G¹ 31 R³¹ G¹ 32 R³² G¹ 33 R³³ G¹ 34 R³⁴ G¹ 35 R³⁵ G¹ 36 R³⁶ G¹ 37 R³⁷ G¹ 38 R³⁸ G¹ 39 R³⁹ G¹ 40 R⁴⁰ G¹ 41 R⁴¹ G¹ 42 R⁴² G¹ 43 R⁴³ G¹ 44 R¹ G⁵ 45 R² G⁵ 46 R³ G⁵ 47 R⁴ G⁵ 48 R⁵ G⁵ 49 R⁶ G⁵ 50 R⁷ G⁵ 51 R⁸ G⁵ 52 R⁹ G⁵ 53 R¹⁰ G⁵ 54 R¹¹ G⁵ 55 R¹² G⁵ 56 R¹³ G⁵ 57 R¹⁴ G⁵ 58 R¹⁵ G⁵ 59 R¹⁶ G⁵ 60 R¹⁷ G⁵ 61 R¹⁸ G⁵ 62 R¹⁹ G⁵ 63 R²⁰ G⁵ 64 R²¹ G⁵ 65 R²² G⁵ 66 R²³ G⁵ 67 R²⁴ G⁵ 68 R²⁵ G⁵ 69 R²⁶ G⁵ 70 R²⁷ G⁵ 71 R²⁸ G⁵ 72 R²⁹ G⁵ 73 R³⁰ G⁵ 74 R³¹ G⁵ 75 R³² G⁵ 76 R³³ G⁵ 77 R³⁴ G⁵ 78 R³⁵ G⁵ 79 R³⁶ G⁵ 80 R³⁷ G⁵ 81 R³⁸ G⁵ 82 R³⁹ G⁵ 83 R⁴⁰ G⁵ 84 R⁴¹ G⁵ 85 R⁴² G⁵ 86 R⁴³ G⁵ 87 R¹ G⁹ 88 R² G⁹ 89 R³ G⁹ 90 R⁴ G⁹ 91 R⁵ G⁹ 92 R⁶ G⁹ 93 R⁷ G⁹ 94 R⁸ G⁹ 95 R⁹ G⁹ 96 R¹⁰ G⁹ 97 R¹¹ G⁹ 98 R¹² G⁹ 99 R¹³ G⁹ 100 R¹⁴ G⁹ 101 R¹⁵ G⁹ 102 R¹⁶ G⁹ 103 R¹⁷ G⁹ 104 R¹⁸ G⁹ 105 R¹⁹ G⁹ 106 R²⁰ G⁹ 107 R²¹ G⁹ 108 R²² G⁹ 109 R²³ G⁹ 110 R²⁴ G⁹ 111 R²⁵ G⁹ 112 R²⁶ G⁹ 113 R²⁷ G⁹ 114 R²⁸ G⁹ 115 R²⁹ G⁹ 116 R³⁰ G⁹ 117 R³¹ G⁹ 118 R³² G⁹ 119 R³³ G⁹ 120 R³⁴ G⁹ 121 R³⁵ G⁹ 122 R³⁶ G⁹ 123 R³⁷ G⁹ 124 R³⁸ G⁹ 125 R³⁹ G⁹ 126 R⁴⁰ G⁹ 127 R⁴¹ G⁹ 128 R⁴² G⁹ 129 R⁴³ G⁹ 130 R¹ G¹³ 131 R² G¹³ 132 R³ G¹³ 133 R⁴ G¹³ 134 R⁵ G¹³ 135 R⁶ G¹³ 136 R⁷ G¹³ 137 R⁸ G¹³ 138 R⁹ G¹³ 139 R¹⁰ G¹³ 140 R¹¹ G¹³ 141 R¹² G¹³ 142 R¹³ G¹³ 143 R¹⁴ G¹³ 144 R¹⁵ G¹³ 145 R¹⁶ G¹³ 146 R¹⁷ G¹³ 147 R¹⁸ G¹³ 148 R¹⁹ G¹³ 149 R²⁰ G¹³ 150 R²¹ G¹³ 151 R²² G¹³ 152 R²³ G¹³ 153 R²⁴ G¹³ 154 R²⁵ G¹³ 155 R²⁶ G¹³ 156 R²⁷ G¹³ 157 R²⁸ G¹³ 158 R²⁹ G¹³ 159 R³⁰ G¹³ 160 R³¹ G¹³ 161 R³² G¹³ 162 R³³ G¹³ 163 R³⁴ G¹³ 164 R³⁵ G¹³ 165 R³⁶ G¹³ 166 R³⁷ G¹³ 167 R³⁸ G¹³ 168 R³⁹ G¹³ 169 R⁴⁰ G¹³ 170 R⁴¹ G¹³ 171 R⁴² G¹³ 172 R⁴³ G¹³ 173 R² G¹⁷ 174 R³ G¹⁷ 175 R¹ G² 176 R² G² 177 R³ G² 178 R⁴ G² 179 R⁵ G² 180 R⁶ G² 181 R⁷ G² 182 R⁸ G² 183 R⁹ G² 184 R¹⁰ G² 185 R¹¹ G² 186 R¹² G² 187 R¹³ G² 188 R¹⁴ G² 189 R¹⁵ G² 190 R¹⁶ G² 191 R¹⁷ G² 192 R¹⁸ G² 193 R¹⁹ G² 194 R²⁰ G² 195 R²¹ G² 196 R²² G² 197 R²³ G² 198 R²⁴ G² 199 R²⁵ G² 200 R²⁶ G² 201 R²⁷ G² 202 R²⁸ G² 203 R²⁹ G² 204 R³⁰ G² 205 R³¹ G² 206 R³² G² 207 R³³ G² 208 R³⁴ G² 209 R³⁵ G² 210 R³⁶ G² 211 R³⁷ G² 212 R³⁸ G² 213 R³⁹ G² 214 R⁴⁰ G² 215 R⁴¹ G² 216 R⁴² G² 217 R⁴³ G² 218 R¹ G⁶ 219 R² G⁶ 220 R³ G⁶ 221 R⁴ G⁶ 222 R⁵ G⁶ 223 R⁶ G⁶ 224 R⁷ G⁶ 225 R⁸ G⁶ 226 R⁹ G⁶ 227 R¹⁰ G⁶ 228 R¹¹ G⁶ 229 R¹² G⁶ 230 R¹³ G⁶ 231 R¹⁴ G⁶ 232 R¹⁵ G⁶ 233 R¹⁶ G⁶ 234 R¹⁷ G⁶ 235 R¹⁸ G⁶ 236 R¹⁹ G⁶ 237 R²⁰ G⁶ 238 R²¹ G⁶ 239 R²² G⁶ 240 R²³ G⁶ 241 R²⁴ G⁶ 242 R²⁵ G⁶ 243 R²⁶ G⁶ 244 R²⁷ G⁶ 245 R²⁸ G⁶ 246 R²⁹ G⁶ 247 R³⁰ G⁶ 248 R³¹ G⁶ 249 R³² G⁶ 250 R³³ G⁶ 251 R³⁴ G⁶ 252 R³⁵ G⁶ 253 R³⁶ G⁶ 254 R³⁷ G⁶ 255 R³⁸ G⁶ 256 R³⁹ G⁶ 257 R⁴⁰ G⁶ 258 R⁴¹ G⁶ 259 R⁴² G⁶ 260 R⁴³ G⁶ 261 R¹ G¹⁰ 262 R² G¹⁰ 263 R³ G¹⁰ 264 R⁴ G¹⁰ 265 R⁵ G¹⁰ 266 R⁶ G¹⁰ 267 R⁷ G¹⁰ 268 R⁸ G¹⁰ 269 R⁹ G¹⁰ 270 R¹⁰ G¹⁰ 271 R¹¹ G¹⁰ 272 R¹² G¹⁰ 273 R¹³ G¹⁰ 274 R¹⁴ G¹⁰ 275 R¹⁵ G¹⁰ 276 R¹⁶ G¹⁰ 277 R¹⁷ G¹⁰ 278 R¹⁸ G¹⁰ 279 R¹⁹ G¹⁰ 280 R²⁰ G¹⁰ 281 R²¹ G¹⁰ 282 R²² G¹⁰ 283 R²³ G¹⁰ 284 R²⁴ G¹⁰ 285 R²⁵ G¹⁰ 286 R²⁶ G¹⁰ 287 R²⁷ G¹⁰ 288 R²⁸ G¹⁰ 289 R²⁹ G¹⁰ 290 R³⁰ G¹⁰ 291 R³¹ G¹⁰ 292 R³² G¹⁰ 293 R³³ G¹⁰ 294 R³⁴ G¹⁰ 295 R³⁵ G¹⁰ 296 R³⁶ G¹⁰ 297 R³⁷ G¹⁰ 298 R³⁸ G¹⁰ 299 R³⁹ G¹⁰ 300 R⁴⁰ G¹⁰ 301 R⁴¹ G¹⁰ 302 R⁴² G¹⁰ 303 R⁴³ G¹⁰ 304 R¹ G¹⁴ 305 R² G¹⁴ 306 R³ G¹⁴ 307 R⁴ G¹⁴ 308 R⁵ G¹⁴ 309 R⁶ G¹⁴ 310 R⁷ G¹⁴ 311 R⁸ G¹⁴ 312 R⁹ G¹⁴ 313 R¹⁰ G¹⁴ 314 R¹¹ G¹⁴ 315 R¹² G¹⁴ 316 R¹³ G¹⁴ 317 R¹⁴ G¹⁴ 318 R¹⁵ G¹⁴ 319 R¹⁶ G¹⁴ 320 R¹⁷ G¹⁴ 321 R¹⁸ G¹⁴ 322 R¹⁹ G¹⁴ 323 R²⁰ G¹⁴ 324 R²¹ G¹⁴ 325 R²² G¹⁴ 326 R²³ G¹⁴ 327 R²⁴ G¹⁴ 328 R²⁵ G¹⁴ 329 R²⁶ G¹⁴ 330 R²⁷ G¹⁴ 331 R²⁸ G¹⁴ 332 R²⁹ G¹⁴ 333 R³⁰ G¹⁴ 334 R³¹ G¹⁴ 335 R³² G¹⁴ 336 R³³ G¹⁴ 337 R³⁴ G¹⁴ 338 R³⁵ G¹⁴ 339 R³⁶ G¹⁴ 340 R³⁷ G¹⁴ 341 R³⁸ G¹⁴ 342 R³⁹ G¹⁴ 343 R⁴⁰ G¹⁴ 344 R⁴¹ G¹⁴ 345 R⁴² G¹⁴ 346 R⁴³ G¹⁴ 347 R² G¹⁸ 348 R³ G¹⁸ 349 R¹ G³ 350 R² G³ 351 R³ G³ 352 R⁴ G³ 353 R⁵ G³ 354 R⁶ G³ 355 R⁷ G³ 356 R⁸ G³ 357 R⁹ G³ 358 R¹⁰ G³ 359 R¹¹ G³ 360 R¹² G³ 361 R¹³ G³ 362 R¹⁴ G³ 363 R¹⁵ G³ 364 R¹⁶ G³ 365 R¹⁷ G³ 366 R¹⁸ G³ 367 R¹⁹ G³ 368 R²⁰ G³ 369 R²¹ G³ 370 R²² G³ 371 R²³ G³ 372 R²⁴ G³ 373 R²⁵ G³ 374 R²⁶ G³ 375 R²⁷ G³ 376 R²⁸ G³ 377 R²⁹ G³ 378 R³⁰ G³ 379 R³¹ G³ 380 R³² G³ 381 R³³ G³ 382 R³⁴ G³ 383 R³⁵ G³ 384 R³⁶ G³ 385 R³⁷ G³ 386 R³⁸ G³ 387 R³⁹ G³ 388 R⁴⁰ G³ 389 R⁴¹ G³ 390 R⁴² G³ 391 R⁴³ G³ 392 R¹ G⁷ 393 R² G⁷ 394 R³ G⁷ 395 R⁴ G⁷ 396 R⁵ G⁷ 397 R⁶ G⁷ 398 R⁷ G⁷ 399 R⁸ G⁷ 400 R⁹ G⁷ 401 R¹⁰ G⁷ 402 R¹¹ G⁷ 403 R¹² G⁷ 404 R¹³ G⁷ 405 R¹⁴ G⁷ 406 R¹⁵ G⁷ 407 R¹⁶ G⁷ 408 R¹⁷ G⁷ 409 R¹⁸ G⁷ 410 R¹⁹ G⁷ 411 R²⁰ G⁷ 412 R²¹ G⁷ 413 R²² G⁷ 414 R²³ G⁷ 415 R²⁴ G⁷ 416 R²⁵ G⁷ 417 R²⁶ G⁷ 418 R²⁷ G⁷ 419 R²⁸ G⁷ 420 R²⁹ G⁷ 421 R³⁰ G⁷ 422 R³¹ G⁷ 423 R³² G⁷ 424 R³³ G⁷ 425 R³⁴ G⁷ 426 R³⁵ G⁷ 427 R³⁶ G⁷ 428 R³⁷ G⁷ 429 R³⁸ G⁷ 430 R³⁹ G⁷ 431 R⁴⁰ G⁷ 432 R⁴¹ G⁷ 433 R⁴² G⁷ 434 R⁴³ G⁷ 435 R¹ G¹¹ 436 R² G¹¹ 437 R³ G¹¹ 438 R⁴ G¹¹ 439 R⁵ G¹¹ 440 R⁶ G¹¹ 441 R⁷ G¹¹ 442 R⁸ G¹¹ 443 R⁹ G¹¹ 444 R¹⁰ G¹¹ 445 R¹¹ G¹¹ 446 R¹² G¹¹ 447 R¹³ G¹¹ 448 R¹⁴ G¹¹ 449 R¹⁵ G¹¹ 450 R¹⁶ G¹¹ 451 R¹⁷ G¹¹ 452 R¹⁸ G¹¹ 453 R¹⁹ G¹¹ 454 R²⁰ G¹¹ 455 R²¹ G¹¹ 456 R²² G¹¹ 457 R²³ G¹¹ 458 R²⁴ G¹¹ 459 R²⁵ G¹¹ 460 R²⁶ G¹¹ 461 R²⁷ G¹¹ 462 R²⁸ G¹¹ 463 R²⁹ G¹¹ 464 R³⁰ G¹¹ 465 R³¹ G¹¹ 466 R³² G¹¹ 467 R³³ G¹¹ 468 R³⁴ G¹¹ 469 R³⁵ G¹¹ 470 R³⁶ G¹¹ 471 R³⁷ G¹¹ 472 R³⁸ G¹¹ 473 R³⁹ G¹¹ 474 R⁴⁰ G¹¹ 475 R⁴¹ G¹¹ 476 R⁴² G¹¹ 477 R⁴³ G¹¹ 478 R¹ G¹⁵ 479 R² G¹⁵ 480 R³ G¹⁵ 481 R⁴ G¹⁵ 482 R⁵ G¹⁵ 483 R⁶ G¹⁵ 484 R⁷ G¹⁵ 485 R⁸ G¹⁵ 486 R⁹ G¹⁵ 487 R¹⁰ G¹⁵ 488 R¹¹ G¹⁵ 489 R¹² G¹⁵ 490 R¹³ G¹⁵ 491 R¹⁴ G¹⁵ 492 R¹⁵ G¹⁵ 493 R¹⁶ G¹⁵ 494 R¹⁷ G¹⁵ 495 R¹⁸ G¹⁵ 496 R¹⁹ G¹⁵ 497 R²⁰ G¹⁵ 498 R²¹ G¹⁵ 499 R²² G¹⁵ 500 R²³ G¹⁵ 501 R²⁴ G¹⁵ 502 R²⁵ G¹⁵ 503 R²⁶ G¹⁵ 504 R²⁷ G¹⁵ 505 R²⁸ G¹⁵ 506 R²⁹ G¹⁵ 507 R³⁰ G¹⁵ 508 R³¹ G¹⁵ 509 R³² G¹⁵ 510 R³³ G¹⁵ 511 R³⁴ G¹⁵ 512 R³⁵ G¹⁵ 513 R³⁶ G¹⁵ 514 R³⁷ G¹⁵ 515 R³⁸ G¹⁵ 516 R³⁹ G¹⁵ 517 R⁴⁰ G¹⁵ 518 R⁴¹ G¹⁵ 519 R⁴² G¹⁵ 520 R⁴³ G¹⁵ 521 R² G¹⁹ 522 R³ G¹⁹ 523 R¹ G⁴ 524 R² G⁴ 525 R³ G⁴ 526 R⁴ G⁴ 527 R⁵ G⁴ 528 R⁶ G⁴ 529 R⁷ G⁴ 530 R⁸ G⁴ 531 R⁹ G⁴ 532 R¹⁰ G⁴ 533 R¹¹ G⁴ 534 R¹² G⁴ 535 R¹³ G⁴ 536 R¹⁴ G⁴ 537 R¹⁵ G⁴ 538 R¹⁶ G⁴ 539 R¹⁷ G⁴ 540 R¹⁸ G⁴ 541 R¹⁹ G⁴ 542 R²⁰ G⁴ 543 R²¹ G⁴ 544 R²² G⁴ 545 R²³ G⁴ 546 R²⁴ G⁴ 547 R²⁵ G⁴ 548 R²⁶ G⁴ 549 R²⁷ G⁴ 550 R²⁸ G⁴ 551 R²⁹ G⁴ 552 R³⁰ G⁴ 553 R³¹ G⁴ 554 R³² G⁴ 555 R³³ G⁴ 556 R³⁴ G⁴ 557 R³⁵ G⁴ 558 R³⁶ G⁴ 559 R³⁷ G⁴ 560 R³⁸ G⁴ 561 R³⁹ G⁴ 562 R⁴⁰ G⁴ 563 R⁴¹ G⁴ 564 R⁴² G⁴ 565 R⁴³ G⁴ 566 R¹ G⁸ 567 R² G⁸ 568 R³ G⁸ 569 R⁴ G⁸ 570 R⁵ G⁸ 571 R⁶ G⁸ 572 R⁷ G⁸ 573 R⁸ G⁸ 574 R⁹ G⁸ 575 R¹⁰ G⁸ 576 R¹¹ G⁸ 577 R¹² G⁸ 578 R¹³ G⁸ 579 R¹⁴ G⁸ 580 R¹⁵ G⁸ 581 R¹⁶ G⁸ 582 R¹⁷ G⁸ 583 R¹⁸ G⁸ 584 R¹⁹ G⁸ 585 R²⁰ G⁸ 586 R²¹ G⁸ 587 R²² G⁸ 588 R²³ G⁸ 589 R²⁴ G⁸ 590 R²⁵ G⁸ 591 R²⁶ G⁸ 592 R²⁷ G⁸ 593 R²⁸ G⁸ 594 R²⁹ G⁸ 595 R³⁰ G⁸ 596 R³¹ G⁸ 597 R³² G⁸ 598 R³³ G⁸ 599 R³⁴ G⁸ 600 R³⁵ G⁸ 601 R³⁶ G⁸ 602 R³⁷ G⁸ 603 R³⁸ G⁸ 604 R³⁹ G⁸ 605 R⁴⁰ G⁸ 606 R⁴¹ G⁸ 607 R⁴² G⁸ 608 R⁴³ G⁸ 609 R¹ G¹² 610 R² G¹² 611 R³ G¹² 612 R⁴ G¹² 613 R⁵ G¹² 614 R⁶ G¹² 615 R⁷ G¹² 616 R⁸ G¹² 617 R⁹ G¹² 618 R¹⁰ G¹² 619 R¹¹ G¹² 620 R¹² G¹² 621 R¹³ G¹² 622 R¹⁴ G¹² 623 R¹⁵ G¹² 624 R¹⁶ G¹² 625 R¹⁷ G¹² 626 R¹⁸ G¹² 627 R¹⁹ G¹² 628 R²⁰ G¹² 629 R²¹ G¹² 630 R²² G¹² 631 R²³ G¹² 632 R²⁴ G¹² 633 R²⁵ G¹² 634 R²⁶ G¹² 635 R²⁷ G¹² 636 R²⁸ G¹² 637 R²⁹ G¹² 638 R³⁰ G¹² 639 R³¹ G¹² 640 R³² G¹² 641 R³³ G¹² 642 R³⁴ G¹² 643 R³⁵ G¹² 644 R³⁶ G¹² 645 R³⁷ G¹² 646 R³⁸ G¹² 647 R³⁹ G¹² 648 R⁴⁰ G¹² 649 R⁴¹ G¹² 650 R⁴² G¹² 651 R⁴³ G¹² 652 R¹ G¹⁶ 653 R² G¹⁶ 654 R³ G¹⁶ 655 R⁴ G¹⁶ 656 R⁵ G¹⁶ 657 R⁶ G¹⁶ 658 R⁷ G¹⁶ 659 R⁸ G¹⁶ 660 R⁹ G¹⁶ 661 R¹⁰ G¹⁶ 662 R¹¹ G¹⁶ 663 R¹² G¹⁶ 664 R¹³ G¹⁶ 665 R¹⁴ G¹⁶ 666 R¹⁵ G¹⁶ 667 R¹⁶ G¹⁶ 668 R¹⁷ G¹⁶ 669 R¹⁸ G¹⁶ 670 R¹⁹ G¹⁶ 671 R²⁰ G¹⁶ 672 R²¹ G¹⁶ 673 R²² G¹⁶ 674 R²³ G¹⁶ 675 R²⁴ G¹⁶ 676 R²⁵ G¹⁶ 677 R²⁶ G¹⁶ 678 R²⁷ G¹⁶ 679 R²⁸ G¹⁶ 680 R²⁹ G¹⁶ 681 R³⁰ G¹⁶ 682 R³¹ G¹⁶ 683 R³² G¹⁶ 684 R³³ G¹⁶ 685 R³⁴ G¹⁶ 686 R³⁵ G¹⁶ 687 R³⁶ G¹⁶ 688 R³⁷ G¹⁶ 689 R³⁸ G¹⁶ 690 R³⁹ G¹⁶ 691 R⁴⁰ G¹⁶ 692 R⁴¹ G¹⁶ 693 R⁴² G¹⁶ 694 R⁴³ G¹⁶ 695 R² G²⁰ 696 R³ G²¹ 697 R² G²² 698 R³ G²²

wherein R¹ to R⁴³ have the following structures:

wherein G¹ to G²² have the following structures:


13. The compound of claim 1, wherein the compound has a formula of M(L_(A))_(x)(L_(B))_(y)(L_(c))_(z) wherein L_(B) and L_(C) are each a bidentate ligand; and wherein is 1, 2, or 3; y is 0, 1, or 2; z is 0, 1, or 2; and x+y+z is the oxidation state of the metal M.
 14. The compound of claim 13, wherein L_(B) is selected from the group consisting of:

wherein: T is selected from the group consisting of B, Al, Ga, and In; Y¹ to Y¹³ are each independently selected from the group consisting of carbon and nitrogen; Y′ is selected from the group consisting of BR_(e), NR_(e), PR_(e), O, S, Se, C═O, S═O, SO₂, CR_(e)R_(f), SiR_(e)R_(f), and GeR_(e)R_(f′); wherein R_(e) and R_(f) can be fused or joined to form a ring; R_(a), R_(b), R_(c), and R_(d) each may independently represent zero, mono, or up to a maximum allowed substitution to its associated ring; each R_(a), R_(b), R_(c), R_(d), R_(e) R_(f), R_(a1), R_(b1), R_(c1), R_(d1), are independently hydrogen or a substituent selected from the group consisting of deuterium, halide, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, arylalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, amino, silyl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, acyl, carbonyl, carboxylic acid, ester, nitrile, isonitrile, sulfanyl, sulfinyl, sulfonyl, phosphino, and combinations thereof; and two adjacent substituents of R_(a), R_(b), R_(c), and R_(d) may be fused or joined to form a ring or form a multidentate ligand wherever chemically feasible.
 15. The compound of claim 12, wherein L_(B) is selected from the group consisting of L_(B1) to L_(B270) having the following structures:

and
 16. The compound of claim 2, wherein the compound is selected from the group consisting of:


17. An organic light emitting device (OLED) comprising: an anode; a cathode; and an organic layer disposed between the anode and the cathode, wherein the organic layer comprises a compound having the formula of Pt(L_(A′))(Ly):

wherein: A¹ and A² are each independently a monocyclic or multicyclic fused ring system comprising one or more fused or unfused 5-membered or 6-membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic rings; moieties E and F are each independently monocyclic or polycyclic ring structure comprising 5-membered and/or 6-membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic rings; X¹-X⁴ are each independently C or N with the proviso that at least one of X¹-X⁴ is C and at least one of X¹-X⁴ is N; Z^(1*) and Z^(2*) are each independently C or N; K¹, K², K³, and K⁴ are each independently selected from the group consisting of a direct bond, O, and S, wherein at least two of them are direct bonds; L¹, L², L³ and L⁴ are each independently selected from the group consisting of a single bond, absent a bond, O, S, CR′R″, SiR′R″, BR′, and NR′, wherein at least three of L¹, L², L³ and L⁴ is present; R^(E) and R^(F) each represents zero, mono, or up to a maximum allowable substitution to its associated ring; Z¹-Z⁴ are each independently selected from the group consisting of CRR′, SiRR′, and GeRR′ with the proviso that at least one of Z¹-Z⁴ is GeRR′ or SiRR′; n=0 or 1; when n is 1 and A¹ or A² is a pyridine ring which is fused to Formula II, at least two of Z¹-Z⁴ are GeRR′ or SiRR′; each R^(A), R^(D), R^(E), and R^(F) is independently a hydrogen or a substituent selected from the group consisting of deuterium, halogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, boryl, arylalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, amino, silyl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, acyl, carboxylic acid, ether, ester, nitrile, isonitrile, sulfanyl, sulfinyl, sulfonyl, phosphino, and combinations thereof; M¹ is Pd or Pt; any two adjacent R^(A), R^(D), R^(E), and R^(F) can be joined or fused to form a ring.
 18. The OLED of claim 17, wherein the organic layer further comprises a host, wherein host comprises at least one chemical group selected from the group consisting of triphenylene, carbazole, dibenzothiophene, dibenzofuran, dibenzoselenophene, azatriphenylene, azacarbazole, aza-dibenzothiophene, aza-dibenzofuran, and aza-dibenzoselenophene.
 19. The OLED of claim 17, wherein the host is selected from the group consisting of:

and combinations thereof.
 20. A consumer product comprising an organic light-emitting device (OLED) comprising: an anode; a cathode; and an organic layer disposed between the anode and the cathode, wherein the organic layer comprises a compound comprising a compound having the formula of Pt(L_(A′))(Ly):

wherein: A¹ and A² are each independently a monocyclic or multicyclic fused ring system comprising one or more fused or unfused 5-membered or 6-membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic rings; moieties E and F are each independently monocyclic or polycyclic ring structure comprising 5-membered and/or 6-membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic rings; X¹-X⁴ are each independently C or N with the proviso that at least one of X¹-X⁴ is C and at least one of X¹-X⁴ is N; Z^(1*) and Z^(2*) are each independently C or N; K¹, K², K³, and K⁴ are each independently selected from the group consisting of a direct bond, O, and S, wherein at least two of them are direct bonds; L¹, L², L³ and L⁴ are each independently selected from the group consisting of a single bond, absent a bond, O, S, CR′R″, SiR′R″, BR′, and NR′, wherein at least three of L¹, L², L³ and L⁴ is present; R^(E) and R^(F) each represents zero, mono, or up to a maximum allowable substitution to its associated ring; Z¹-Z⁴ are each independently selected from the group consisting of CRR′, SiRR′, and GeRR′ with the proviso that at least one of Z¹-Z⁴ is GeRR′ or SiRR′; n=0 or 1; when n is 1 and A¹ or A² is a pyridine ring which is fused to Formula II, at least two of Z¹-Z⁴ are GeRR′ or SiRR′; each R^(A), R^(B), R^(E), and R^(F) is independently a hydrogen or a substituent selected from the group consisting of deuterium, halogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, boryl, arylalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, amino, silyl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, acyl, carboxylic acid, ether, ester, nitrile, isonitrile, sulfanyl, sulfinyl, sulfonyl, phosphino, and combinations thereof; M¹ is Pd or Pt; any two adjacent R^(A), R^(D), R^(E), and R^(F) can be joined or fused to form a ring. 